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People have speculated that women may be more suited to endurance exercise than men, and results from studies seem to support this idea," says Dr. Barry Braun. His research has shown that while men burn more carbs during endurance exercise, women burn more fat. The payoff? Women can exercise longer before depleting their glycogen stores.

Women may also be stronger at altitude. Researcher Charles Fulco at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, MA, tested men and women on a task that measured muscle strength and found that the fairer sex has approximately twice the muscle endurance as guys at sea level. "We also found that women were better able to maintain their endurance at altitude," says Fulco. "When men are initially exposed to altitude, they have reduced small muscle endurance, whereas the women had no such decrement."

In other areas, men may have the edge. "In general, women are smaller than men. However, the weights of tents, sleeping bags, and other supplies are relatively fixed," says Fulco. As a result, a woman is more likely to carry a higher percentage of her body weight compared to an equally outfitted guy. "For this reason, a woman--compared to a man of similar fitness--may be slowed," he says.

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