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Anonymous wrote:The only person I know who had a heart attack young had one while jogging, and he was healthy and in great shape and had run several marathons. My grandpa lived to be 92 and walked 3 miles a day up until he died quickly from liver cancer. My grandma is 90 and walks 2 miles a day and is in still in great shape. I think I'll stick to walking.

Your anecdata is useless. This sort of bullshit is harmful.

Anonymous wrote:The only person I know who had a heart attack young had one while jogging, and he was healthy and in great shape and had run several marathons. My grandpa lived to be 92 and walked 3 miles a day up until he died quickly from liver cancer. My grandma is 90 and walks 2 miles a day and is in still in great shape. I think I'll stick to walking.

Anonymous wrote:The only person I know who had a heart attack young had one while jogging, and he was healthy and in great shape and had run several marathons. My grandpa lived to be 92 and walked 3 miles a day up until he died quickly from liver cancer. My grandma is 90 and walks 2 miles a day and is in still in great shape. I think I'll stick to walking.

Anonymous wrote:Half of the articles out there are complete garbage.

I'm 51 and have been a runner since my 20's. No plans to stop anytime soon. Absolutely no joint issues. Yes, I'm slower than I was decades ago but I still enjoy running and will keep doing it until I can't anymore, which is hopefully when I'm dead.

I also do fairly heavy weight training which is good for bone health.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe air quality is important too. I read somewhere that it's horrible for your lungs and heart to exercise outside in any major city.

"read somewhere" is useless. Either cite to a source or be quiet.

Exactly, where do people come up with this stuff?

We get it, some people suck at running or don’t like it or both. Those people might say dumb things like it makes you look haggard or your knees are going to explode. Whatever. Ignore those dorks.

https://www.lung.org/blog/running-outside-air-pollution

"Recently, the European Heart Journal published a study about the trade-off between the health benefits of physical activity and the harmful effects of air pollution while performing that activity outside. The study specifically focused on how young adults ages 20-39, a group that is typically in optimal health, are affected by particle pollution. As you may have suspected, it was found that participants who lived in places with low-to-moderate air pollution decreased their risk of cardiovascular disease the more they exercised. However, participants who were exposed to high average levels of air pollution while exercising were adversely affected, suggesting that the health risks from exposure to particle pollution outweighed the health benefits of exercising. It should be noted that the level of intensity also played a factor in these results, with low intensity fitness being a better option for times when air pollution is high."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe air quality is important too. I read somewhere that it's horrible for your lungs and heart to exercise outside in any major city.

"read somewhere" is useless. Either cite to a source or be quiet.

Exactly, where do people come up with this stuff?

We get it, some people suck at running or don’t like it or both. Those people might say dumb things like it makes you look haggard or your knees are going to explode. Whatever. Ignore those dorks.

https://www.lung.org/blog/running-outside-air-pollution

"Recently, the European Heart Journal published a study about the trade-off between the health benefits of physical activity and the harmful effects of air pollution while performing that activity outside. The study specifically focused on how young adults ages 20-39, a group that is typically in optimal health, are affected by particle pollution. As you may have suspected, it was found that participants who lived in places with low-to-moderate air pollution decreased their risk of cardiovascular disease the more they exercised. However, participants who were exposed to high average levels of air pollution while exercising were adversely affected, suggesting that the health risks from exposure to particle pollution outweighed the health benefits of exercising. It should be noted that the level of intensity also played a factor in these results, with low intensity fitness being a better option for times when air pollution is high."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe air quality is important too. I read somewhere that it's horrible for your lungs and heart to exercise outside in any major city.

"read somewhere" is useless. Either cite to a source or be quiet.

Exactly, where do people come up with this stuff?

We get it, some people suck at running or don’t like it or both. Those people might say dumb things like it makes you look haggard or your knees are going to explode. Whatever. Ignore those dorks.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe air quality is important too. I read somewhere that it's horrible for your lungs and heart to exercise outside in any major city.

"read somewhere" is useless. Either cite to a source or be quiet.

Anonymous wrote:I believe air quality is important too. I read somewhere that it's horrible for your lungs and heart to exercise outside in any major city.