Training for Marathons Can Cause Heart Damage in Healthy People: StudyBy Tracy Miller, NY Daily NewsThink marathon runners are in tip top physical shape? Not necessarily. The intense training required to be an endurance runner can cause formerly healthy people to develop cardiovascular problems like increased blood pressure and stiffness in the aorta, a new study found. "The cardiovascular system is like a sports car engine," said lead researcher Despina Kardara of the Athens Medical School and Hippokration Hospital in Athens in a statement released with the study. "If you do not use it, it will decay, but if you run it too fast for too long, you might burn out." Complete Story >> http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/03/18/2010-03-18_training_for_marathons_can_cause_heart_damage_in_healthy_people_study.html |