Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
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#2I applaud both the athlete and the research so please forgive this ignorant question. Even if he can handle the waves, isn't he at a huge risk of being eaten by a shark or other predator as he does a 6 month swim across the Pacific?
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#3I applaud both the athlete and the research so please forgive this ignorant question. Even if he can handle the waves, isn't he at a huge risk of being eaten by a shark or other predator as he does a 6 month swim across the Pacific?
According to Wikipedia, during his Atlantic crossing "he was accompanied by a 40 ft. sailboat that had an electromagnetic field for 25 feet to ward off sharks. He was followed by a great white shark for 5 days."
Any idea how that works?
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#4I applaud both the athlete and the research so please forgive this ignorant question. Even if he can handle the waves, isn't he at a huge risk of being eaten by a shark or other predator as he does a 6 month swim across the Pacific?
According to Wikipedia, during his Atlantic crossing "he was accompanied by a 40 ft. sailboat that had an electromagnetic field for 25 feet to ward off sharks. He was followed by a great white shark for 5 days." Any idea how that works?
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#5 > how his heart holds up for eight hours of freestyle
> every single day
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#6At the risk of sounding naive, isn't "dangerous for your health" implied by "extreme"? The human body seems to be evolutionary geared towards moderate intensity with regular frequency more than anything else.
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#7> how his heart holds up for eight hours of freestyle > every single day I expect NPR to not confuse freestyle and front crawl :-/
I think NPR is correct since freestyle means any stroke. Do you really think he's just going to do front crawl for 5-6 months, 8 hours a day? I'm sure he'll do some breaststroke and backstroke as well.
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#8At the risk of sounding naive, isn't "dangerous for your health" implied by "extreme"? The human body seems to be evolutionary geared towards moderate intensity with regular frequency more than anything else.
That is exactly what they're trying to find out. From the article:
"My question has always been, how much exercise do you need to do to injure the heart?" Levine says. "Since Ben was planning to swim across the Pacific Ocean, we thought, hey, this might be a good opportunity."
It could go on to show that extreme (exercising at low intensity for 8 hours a day for 5-6 months) isn't "dangerous for your health".
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#9At the risk of sounding naive, isn't "dangerous for your health" implied by "extreme"? The human body seems to be evolutionary geared towards moderate intensity with regular frequency more than anything else.
That is exactly what they're trying to find out. From the article: "My question has always been, how much exercise do you need to do to injure the heart?" Levine says. "Since Ben was planning to swim across the Pacific Ocean, we thought, hey, this might be a good opportunity." It could go on to show that extreme (exercising at low intensity for 8 hours a day for 5-6 months) isn't "dangerous for your health".
Ah OK, my bad. In the end, it all comes down to "Damn, the human body is a fantastic machine".
Re: Can Extreme Exercise Hurt Your Heart? Swimming the Pacific to Find Out
#10At the risk of sounding naive, isn't "dangerous for your health" implied by "extreme"? The human body seems to be evolutionary geared towards moderate intensity with regular frequency more than anything else.
That is exactly what they're trying to find out. From the article: "My question has always been, how much exercise do you need to do to injure the heart?" Levine says. "Since Ben was planning to swim across the Pacific Ocean, we thought, hey, this might be a good opportunity." It could go on to show that extreme (exercising at low intensity for 8 hours a day for 5-6 months) isn't "dangerous for your health".
"It could go on to show that extreme (exercising at low intensity for 8 hours a day for 5-6 months)"
That doesn't sound extreme by any definition. It sounds really hard and is a lot of output over time, but it is not at all what I would characterize as "extreme".
If I were trying to discover what "extreme" exercise did to ones heart (or body, whatever) I would simulate a life or death scare that would enlist adrenaline and then present an insurmountable obstacle (basically a steep hill, or staircase that doesn't end) and have them run to muscle failure.
That sounds like extreme physical output and that would be an interesting scenario to test heart health in.d