Uh Oh. Men over 40... Triathlon risks (Page 2)

Haven't read through the entire thread, but the article is silly and everyone here is right on.

I'd like to know which percentage as a population is higher:

1.  Men between 40-60 that participate in triathlon that have died of cardiac arrest

2.  Men between 40-60 that do not exercise that have died of cardiac arrest.

Blam!

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I would agree that the study (and other ones in the past) doesn't actually "prove" anything about the dangers of endurance sports.  As with anything, it's hard to generalize what is best for everyone since we are all different.  We have different training regimines, different diets, different family medical history, etc.

But that doesn't mean we should ignore the problem that healthy people do suffer from heart attacks.  Not just people who are involved with endurance sports either.  Certainly, endurance sports does put a strain on your heart, so I think the takeaway here is that you should go to your doctor for regular check ups to make sure you're in good health and that the activities you engage in will not put you in any danger. 

You would be a bit naive to think that endurance sports is always good for everyone and that only overweight people, or people on high blood pressure medication are at risk for cardiac problems.