Evening all,
I wonder if anyone has heard this TED lecture, now on YouTube, about the dangers of running long distances? It is convincing. I am hoping someone will say, no, that is not the full story, keep on running, the research is incomplete. I love running but am wondering if I should cut down the distances. Interested in your thoughts; thank you. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6U728AZnV0
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I had a-fib a couple of years ago which led to heart surgery a few months later and was told by my cardio surgeon that it's very common in middle aged men (not so much in women funnily enough). He said that the only male patients he saw under the age of about 60 were almost exclusively endurance sport fanatics. He even used me as a case study with some of the younger doctors after I came around.....
Him "Here we see a typical example of a-fib, middle aged, extremely fit, how many miles a week do you run ?"
me " About 50 - 60"
There's plenty of evidence to link them, there's a few pre warning signs such as a very low RHR (mine was low 40's when I had the problems).
There's also some evidence that supplements such as Magnesium can help prevent it.