New York Times carries results of an ingenious study conducted at the Health Science Dept of
University of Hartford, on the health of
marathon runners’ spouses. The study does reiterate that if you’re training for a marathon or otherwise,
doing frequent and prolonged endurance exercise, you’re probably not hurting
your heart and are likely strengthening it. But you should be aware of your
past health habits and family history and monitor any symptoms, such as
shortness of breath, that could be a sign of potential heart troubles.
More
revealing finding of the study is that the cardiac benefits of the marathon
training may be transferable. Dr. Beth Taylor,
who conducted the study on selected Boston Marathon runners and their spouses, who volunteered during the 2012 Boston
Marathon, for the study, said, “The spouses of the runners were quite healthy,
too”. These spouses of runners were
found to be walking and moving around quite frequently, and had generally
robust cardiac risk profiles. She
quipped: if you want improved heart health but can’t be a runner, marry one who
is marathon or long distance runner!
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