1 Type I, slow oxidative, slow twitch, or red muscle is dense with capillaries and is rich in mitochondria and myoglobin, giving the muscle tissue its characteristic red color. 2  It can carry more oxygen and sustain aerobic activity.
Ulyanovsk (Russian: ÑÐ»ÑÑÌÐ½Ð¾Ð²ÑÐº; [ÊËlÊ²janÉfsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 893 kilometers (555 mi) east from Moscow. Population: 613,786â(2010 Census) ; 635,947â(2002 Census) ; 625,155â(1989 Census) .
Verkhoyansk, Russia. According to the 2002 census, Verkhoyansk in Russia has 1,434 hardy residents who carve out a living in the deep Siberian wilderness. It was founded as a fort in 1638 and serves as a regional hub in cattle breeding and tin and gold mining. Located 404 miles from Yakutsk, another cold locale on our list and and 1,500 miles south of the North Pole, Verkhoyansk was used to house political exiles between the 1860s and early 20th century.