High Intensity Exercise and Heart Damage



IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH EXERCISE?

As a martial artist for many years now, I’ve never been a big fan of long distance running.  I’d much rather go the interval route like fighting in the boxing ring.  I’ve also encouraged patients to follow more of a modified interval type training designed to increase cardiac function and resiliency.  And, quite frankly, I don’t think humans were designed for long distance aerobic activity.

Seriously–think of a single animal we would have stalked or been stalked by that would’ve taken an hour to accomplish?  Think you can outrun a tiger for an hour?  Chase an antelope for an hour?  I’m thinking not…

So this study looked at ventricular function in normally trained and endurance trained athletes after a short bouts (14, 1 minute) of all out running.  They found that, in the endurance trained athletes there was a reduction in heart function that wasn’t present in the normally trained athletes.  So why is this?  I have spoken to runner’s groups about the amount of oxidative stress generated during endurance events.  It is highly likely that these endurance athletes may be in a chronic state of oxidative stress, leading to rapid reduction in cardiac function with high levels of intense exercise.

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James Bogash

For more than a decade, Dr. Bogash has stayed current with the medical literature as it relates to physiology, disease prevention and disease management. He uses his knowledge to educate patients, the community and cyberspace on the best way to avoid and / or manage chronic diseases using lifestyle and targeted supplementation.







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