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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: 3, Informative) by fliptop on Friday September 16 2016, @10:47AM
Just ask Jim Fixx [wikipedia.org].
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:08PM
It's interesting that the Wikipedia article feels the need to mention probable causes of his heart attack in the first paragraph.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:30PM
That's what happens when a jogging advocate dies while jogging.
They should do the same for this fatty [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:34PM
Couple others off the top of my head:
Nathan Pritikin [wikipedia.org] (whose diet was almost the opposite of Atkins')
Brian Maxwell [competitor.com], founder of the company that makes PowerBars
(Score: 3, Touché) by bzipitidoo on Friday September 16 2016, @02:14PM
Philippides, the legendary messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver news of the Greek victory, inspiration for the marathon race.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:10PM
For a horrible minute I thought that was an Americanised moniker for Jimmy Savile, may he burn in Hell.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @12:36PM
Sir Jimmy got more pussy than you ever will.
(Score: 1) by kurenai.tsubasa on Friday September 16 2016, @01:16PM
There's also Christopher McDougall [wikipedia.org]. Born to Run [wikipedia.org] was an interesting read, a bit rambling at times.
I'm wondering if they controlled for footwear. McDougall presents some compelling evidence that running shoes are the leading cause of running injuries. I can say at least that running is a whole lot more fun with sandals than big klunky gel-padded shoes.
I wouldn't think that would have an effect one way or another on cardiovascular health.
(Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Friday September 16 2016, @08:40PM
I heard it was probably two smokers who found him.