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Does Cardio Cause Heart Disease?
The United States has a big problem. Heart disease is the number one cause of death, with one person dying every 39 seconds in the United States in 2008.(1) There is growing concern that too much...
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What Martha the Rhino Can Teach You About Running and Your Risk of Heart Disease
On Sunday April 18, 1999, a rhino ran the London marathon. A woman, we’ll call her Martha, ran the entire race dressed in a rhino costume. The suit weighed 16 kilograms (35 pounds), which placed an...
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Why Your Doctor May Think You’ve Had a Heart Attack After a Triathlon (When...
Craig was ecstatic. At 43 years old, he had just set a new personal best time in an Ironman triathlon. After endurance exercise your heart releases a chemical that is always a sign of heart damage —...
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The Truth about Extreme Exercise, Oxidative Stress, and Your Health
If you’re a committed athlete and health nut, you’ve probably heard it said that your training may be endangering your health. More often than not, the article or video (or sales page) will claim that...
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10 Reasons Why a Large “Athlete’s Heart” is Usually Not Dangerous
If you’re an athlete, you may have an enlarged heart. If you train more than a few hours a week, especially for endurance sports, your heart is probably much larger. So large in fact, that it could be...
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Why Running Marathons Probably Won’t Give You Heart Disease
It shouldn’t be this complicated. Exercise should be good for your heart. Figure 1. Patrick Makau, setting a new marathon world record in 2011 with a time of 2:03:38. He may be enjoying himself now,...
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The Traveling Athlete’s Guide to Healthy Eating
Eating healthy meals while traveling is impossible. Well, not impossible, but it certainly feels that way for many people. This is especially true for athletes who are often more careful about what...
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Why Most Endurance Athletes Don’t Usually Need to Eat After Workouts
Most endurance athletes are obsessive about eating after workouts, and you can’t blame them. Almost every magazine, book, blog, web article, coach, and expert nutritionist says that you should eat as...
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Hunter Allen on How to Use a Power Meter Avoid Overtraining
Cyclists are good at lying to themselves. No matter how bad they feel, they can ignore pain, suffering, and fatigue. Unless they have an objective number (or person) telling them that they’re doing too...
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How to Prevent and Treat Muscle Cramps During Exercise
Think back to the last time you had a muscle cramp during or after a workout. If it was a severe muscle cramp, you probably remember being in extreme pain for several minutes. If it was a moderate or...
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