Too much running bad for you
2015-02-02 21:56:52.520163+00 by Dan Lyke 1 comments
Edit: Runner's World takes apart the study
Ahhh, sloth pays: Your Hardcore Jog May Be as Dangerous as Sitting Around Doing Nothing:
The paper, published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, suggests there may be a point at which exertion becomes dangerous, outweighing the benefits of exercise.
Looks like about 2.4 hours a week or 7MPH.
Dose of Jogging and Long-Term Mortality: The Copenhagen City Heart Study.
the press release at EurekAlert.
(hat tip to Mark Hershberger)