What To Know About Running And YOUR HEART - The Running Channel Advertisement

What To Know About Running And YOUR HEART

29th January 2020

Your heart is a muscular organ and like all muscles, it adapts to the stress of exercise. So what should you know about running and your heart? We aim to answer that question in this video as Anna looks at how running can help your heart and how you can look after your heart to make sure that running doesn’t cause your heart any issues – including visiting the charity Cardiac Risk In The Young to have her heart checked out with an ECG.

Find out more about Cardiac Risk In The Young here https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/

Information From Studies:
[00:56] Aaron Braggish, MD, conducted this study, as presented in the New England Journal of Medicine, looking at cardiac arrest in marathons and half marathons.

His study reported 59 cases of cardiac arrest in the 10.9 million marathon and half-marathon runners over a 10-yr. period. According to Braggish, exercise may indeed lead to increased likelihood of a cardiac incident if a pre-existing condition is present.

However, he points out that distance running still trumps a sedentary lifestyle when it comes to heart health. Braggish, it should be pointed out, is a marathoner himself and trains up to six days per week.

Further Reading:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51006325

https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/ECG-on-the-run-continuous-ECG-surveillance-of-marathon-athletes-is-feasible-fol

SHARE ARTICLE

You may also like

26 September 2023

How I Became 1500m World Champion

Andy sits down with 2022 1500m world champion Jake Wightman to relive the incredible moment he won gold.
23 September 2023

How I Trained For A Half Marathon | Copenhagen Half Marathon

Mo joins Andy and Rick to reflect on his recent half marathon performance in Copenhagen and to discuss other trending running news.
22 September 2023

My First 10k After Being Told I’d NEVER RUN AGAIN

Rick has defied the odds and is lacing up his running shoes to race the New Forest 10k – the furthest he's run in three years.
19 September 2023

Can I Win My First 5k Race Since 2016?

Andy is about to compete in his first 5km race in seven years – and there’s a big prize at stake if he wins...
18 September 2023

Average Runner Trains For Their First EVER Marathon | Chicago Marathon

Tom hasn't always been the biggest fan of running, but this year he set himself the goal of running the Chicago Marathon...
14 September 2023

Training For My First 10k After Being Told I’d NEVER RUN AGAIN

Rick is back from a knee injury and now has his sights set on a new challenge: a 10km race, the furthest he's run in three years.
11 September 2023

Everything You Need To Know About Running A Marathon

Andy, Rick and Sarah are live at the PUMA Run Club with expert marathoner Rose Harvey to discuss all you need to know to complete a marathon.
08 September 2023

I Trained Like AN OLYMPIAN For A Week

Tom is swapping his usual running routine for a week of training like Steph Davis, Olympic marathoner and coach on the Runna app.
06 September 2023

Why 80/20 Running Is The Secret To Better Endurance

Do you know what we mean by 80/20 training? These numbers form a golden rule for balancing low intensity with high intensity running and might be your ticket to race day success.
04 September 2023

How I Train For A 100K Ultramarathon

Anna is about to take on 100 kilometres through the Lake District, so she's in Glenridding to recce one of the toughest sections of the route.