
The Science of Endurance
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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Is Exercise a Good Thing?
When studies look at athletes, people who run or cycle or do exercise regularly, they don't find that those people are less likely to die. In fact, just the opposite, people who are regularly active are much more likely to live longer. But it's very difficult to evaluate exercise independent of the others. These guys who run ten hours a week instead of three are more likely to die than the ones who run three. Ell and thenic: What do we make of this? Yo, not too much. Exercise could but the point to the listeners is thiis,. if you ever read a headline that says, too much running can kill you, data shows that those who exercise more
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