Run to Stay Young • Hacker News Board

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by gonzo » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 7:02 AM UTC

GigabyteCoin wrote: post #77

cdoxsey wrote: post #65

In 1977 Jim Fixx published the best-selling book "The Complete Book of Running" which popularized running for sport, and purported to demonstrate its health benefits - including increased longevity. 7 years later he died of a heart attack while jogging at the age of 52. His death doesn't mean running is a bad idea - a single anecdote is statistically insignificant - but perhaps it can remind us that nothing we do can…

>nothing we do can guarantee a long and healthy life. I don't think anybody who works out is under the assumption that they will live to be 130+ years old. We're all very well aware of babies with Cancer these days. Anything can happen. But one thing's for certain, being active certainly prolongs life. That much I think we can all be sure of at this point. How many true couch potatoes do you know that have made it pa…

> But one thing's for certain, being active certainly prolongs life. That much I think we can all be sure of at this point.

what we can be sure of is that being active improves the quality of life. Hell is not being able to move.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by chatmasta » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 9:03 AM UTC

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #67

chatmasta wrote: post #66

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If you're stopping yourself from falling when running downhill, you're doing it wrong. You should be "leaning into" the hill, which is counterintuitive and feels like you're going to fall, but is way better for your knees and also faster than stopping yourself.

That only works for some grades. The grades in the Bay Area are pretty steep. If you leaned into the downward slope, you would be on your face in a few seconds.

That's why you should only run down Lombard Street!

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by moron4hire » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 9:08 AM UTC

bcantrill wrote: post #10

melling wrote: post #4

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I tried jogging over the summer for the first time in years, but my feet started hurting. It would take days to recover. I gave up after 2 months. It feels good but I seem prone to injury.

Try running barefoot on grass (or, if you live near a beach, sand) instead of concrete -- much better on the joints!

Barefoot running is mostly just a trade off of one type of injuries for another. And it's not just "use no/special shoes". It requires learning a different way to run. If you run "normally" you're going to severely hurt yourself.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by brisky » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 9:25 AM UTC

I am 27 years old and after few months of intensive running I got a spinal disc herniation. It took me about a half a year to recover from it. So my advice is not to rush into running without learning proper techniques and getting guidance from professionals.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by dschiptsov » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 9:49 AM UTC

Running also has an effect similar to rope skipping - all the inner organs receive a "free massage". It might be that simple.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by fasteo » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 10:10 AM UTC

cdoxsey wrote: post #65

In 1977 Jim Fixx published the best-selling book "The Complete Book of Running" which popularized running for sport, and purported to demonstrate its health benefits - including increased longevity. 7 years later he died of a heart attack while jogging at the age of 52. His death doesn't mean running is a bad idea - a single anecdote is statistically insignificant - but perhaps it can remind us that nothing we do can…

Agree. Jim Fixx's example is particularly bad. Mr. Fixx did have a genetic condition affecting his heart, he was a heavy smoker and he was severely overweight before starting his running revolution.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by MrJagil » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 10:20 AM UTC

imanaccount247 wrote: post #72

cdoxsey wrote: post #65

In 1977 Jim Fixx published the best-selling book "The Complete Book of Running" which popularized running for sport, and purported to demonstrate its health benefits - including increased longevity. 7 years later he died of a heart attack while jogging at the age of 52. His death doesn't mean running is a bad idea - a single anecdote is statistically insignificant - but perhaps it can remind us that nothing we do can…

>How much of the received wisdom about healthy lifestyles that you were taught has been shown to be completely wrong? Virtually none of it. >I don't doubt that in 3 years there will be another New York times article, demonstrating why running is actually terrible for you, and you should never do it no matter what age you are. I do doubt that. I doubt it very much. >Is eating an organic strawberry in the hopes of livi…

>> Virtually none of it.

What? Milk? Multi-vitamins? Stretching? This stuff is discussed heavily; I do not know enough about these things to weigh in on validity, but if nothing else, these discussions might be very symptomatic.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by pandler » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 10:41 AM UTC

I'm certainly no scientist nor statistician, but studies like this bother me because of their tiny sample size. They studied 30 people. My understanding was always that you needed more samples than that to reach any kind of statistical significance.

Can anyone in the know comment on how realistic or significant it is for a study of this nature to reach any kind of conclusion from a sample size of 30?

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by k-mcgrady » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 10:51 AM UTC

kolev wrote: post #68

k-mcgrady wrote: post #39

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The joints issue was my first thought too. Could you explain the bowel point though? How does running effect this?

Runner's diarrhea [0]. [0] http://www.mayoclinic.org/runners-diarrhea/expert-answers/fa...

Interesting, thanks.

Re: Run to Stay Young

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Post by charlieflowers » Sat, Dec 06, 2014, 11:21 AM UTC

MrJagil wrote: post #87

imanaccount247 wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>How much of the received wisdom about healthy lifestyles that you were taught has been shown to be completely wrong? Virtually none of it. >I don't doubt that in 3 years there will be another New York times article, demonstrating why running is actually terrible for you, and you should never do it no matter what age you are. I do doubt that. I doubt it very much. >Is eating an organic strawberry in the hopes of livi…

>> Virtually none of it. What? Milk? Multi-vitamins? Stretching? This stuff is discussed heavily; I do not know enough about these things to weigh in on validity, but if nothing else, these discussions might be very symptomatic.

8 glasses of water a day