Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise

Dr. James O'Keefe, Clinical Cardiologist from Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, describes the risks and benefits of extreme endurance exercise, emphasizing the importance of moderation. Available at:
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/...

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[Krysten Rose-McCully]

Show us the data rather than generalizing. The link is not active.

[Mayo Clinic]

Thank you for your comment. The link to the video is active.

[flintportable]

Dr O'Keefe,

I feel there's an important nuance missing in here. You seem to assume that ultra running is "extreme" and that it is a sport practiced at high intensity for hours on end. While this might be true for competing ultra runners, I think it's safe to say that most ultra runners practice this sport at much lower speed an effort as they run shorter distances.

I've never seen a cardiologist or a scientist at an ultra event. This is NOT Iron Man. Why don't you come see it for yourself?

[Ramsey Dallal]

I would think a news release about a research publication would be a little more specific. Without presenting the data in a scientific fashion, the interview sounded more like opinion/commentary. The devil is in the details, methodology, the statistics and the interpretation of the results. While I imagine the research article will eventually be posted, I find it a little inappropriate for the authors to push forward this commentary without allowing the viewer the chance to examine the facts.

[nojanhn]

Unless you are from Kenya;

it seems like people from Kenya are genetically made to Run fast over long distances.