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Blood, sweat and cheers. (goodnews).(endurance running)(Brief Article)
Endurance running and other sorts of intense exercise are a catch-22. The effects of regular intense exercise on the body ratchet down all sorts of health risks, especially those related to the heart.
But while you're actually doing the exercises, the risk of having a heart attack or suffering sudden cardiac death goes up.
Endurance exercise of any kind exhausts stored energy supplies, so muscle tissue starts to break down--the medical term for this is rhabdomyolysis. The body reacts as if this were an injury, and it fights back with a massive immune and inflammatory response. In most runners, the blood and the cardiovascular system handle the onslaught--but in some people, the inflammatory molecules run amok, or the cardiovascular system is more ...
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- News wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN) May 19, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Kevin Pates May 19--Running shoes. Check. Band-aids. Check. Water bottles. Check. Birthday candles. Check. Gordy Savela of Grand Rapids is going to put his body in motion this morning in Fargo, N.D., and plans to stop 13 days later in Duluth. On May 31, according to his schedule, he'll have
- Intense exercise can be better for your heart.
- Newspaper article from: Employee Health & Fitness December 1, 1998 700+ words
Intense exercise can be better for your heart Exercising more intensely could improve coronary heart disease beyond that achieved by exercise amount...
- Moderate, intense exercise deemed safe. (20 Minutes Per Day, 3-4 Days Per Week).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Boschert, Sherry August 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) November 17, 1994 700+ words
...factors for heart disease including body fat, cholesterol, blood pressure and triglycerides continue to improve with more intense exercise, Wood said. In a study of nearly 7,000 male runners recruited from the readers of Runner's World magazine, Williams...
- Intense exercise helps postmenopausal women.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: HEALTH &...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times January 12, 2003 700+ words
Byline: Dr. Gabe Mirkin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES A study from Harvard Medical School published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Sept.5, 2002) shows that exercise prevents heart attacks in postmenopausal women and that those who spent the most time exercising had the greatest
- Intense exercise may cut risk of cancer death.(Well-Being)
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin July 28, 2009 700+ words
PARIS, July 28, 2009 (AFP) - Men who regularly do heart-pounding exercise are less likely to develop cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that the key factor in the reduced risk of cancer was a higher rate of oxygen
- Study: Intense exercise lowers heart disease risk.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Lasalandra, Michael October 23, 2002 700+ words
Byline: MICHAEL LASALANDRA The more intensely you exercise, the better it is for your heart, particularly if your workout includes weight-training, says a groundbreaking new study. "Our study provides the first evidence that adding weight training to aerobic exercise is the best way to improve
- Weekend warrior woes: Don't overdo it or go gung-ho if intense exercise is...
- Newspaper article from: Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) July 28, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Elizabeth Giorgi Jul. 28--Relying on that weekend tennis match or a trip to the golf course to keep you fit? Experts say to think again. Weekend warriors -- people who shun exercise during the week and then go gung-ho in weekend recreational sports or other activities -- may think they can
