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There's no question that running changes your heart.
The issue is whether these changes are good or bad. I don't mean the occasional 3 miles once or twice a week, although even this minimal amount of exercise seems to have positive health benefits.
A famous 2014 study led by Duck-chul Lee that followed 55,000 adults for more than 15 years concluded that even modest amounts of running, around 50 minutes a week total, causes a 30 percent drop in all-cause mortality risk and an average increase of three years in lifespan. The results of this study were fairly flat with respect to running time, distance, frequency, amount and speed, compared to non-runners, although persistent runners "had the most significant benefits, with 29 percent and 50 percent lower risks of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, respectively, compared with never-runners." However, the authors caution that "further research is needed to determine whether there is an upper limit to the amount of vigorous physical activity, beyond which additional exercise provides no further mortality reduction."
In other words, can too much running be bad for you?
(Score: 5, Touché) by wonkey_monkey on Friday September 16 2016, @10:34AM
Is Running Good or Bad for Your Health?
Yes.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:03PM
Corollary:
Is too much of something too much?
Yes.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Friday September 16 2016, @02:08PM
Everybody has to die, and a heart attack is one of the least horrible ways. If it happens when you're sleeping it's probably not bad at all. Far better than spending fifteen years in a wheelchair because running ruined your knees.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @02:19PM
I read a news report on runners knees, and the researchers were dumbfounded. In terms of knees, there was no difference between the 20-25 mile week runners and those who sat in front of the TV set for six hours each night. No benefit, no drawbacks.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @03:17PM
You got a citation for that?
(Score: 2) by SunTzuWarmaster on Friday September 16 2016, @03:40PM
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/28/134861448/put-those-shoes-on-running-wont-kill-your-knees [npr.org]
But, according to Lane, "if you have a relatively normal knee and you're jogging five to six times a week at a moderate pace, then there's every reason to believe that your joints will remain healthy."
Its unfortunate, because I don't want to run...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @03:15PM
Ok, so running is not neutral to your health. Got it, thanks.
(Score: 2) by snufu on Saturday September 17 2016, @12:45AM
Is Running Good AND Bad for Your Health?
Is Running Neither Good NOR Bad for Your Health?