tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post3073137459195008709..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: This Sounds Overstated: Any Running Reduces Your Risk of Early DeathClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-8171415836196601532014-07-29T12:30:23.602-06:002014-07-29T12:30:23.602-06:00Running also puts wear and tear on the hips and kn...Running also puts wear and tear on the hips and knees, especially running on pavement. And runners often develop "shin splints", too. Even cushioned treadmills can be tough.<br /><br />If one must do aerobic exercise, an "elliptical" machine eliminates impact stress. So do stationary bikes. Or if one wants to get outside, regular bicycling.<br /><br />I don't run, but I bicycle about 10 miles a week (instead of driving).<br />Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-29719815070161622162014-07-28T22:10:10.491-06:002014-07-28T22:10:10.491-06:00Jim Fix started the running craze many years ago, ...Jim Fix started the running craze many years ago, and I don't hear anyone mentioning that he dropped dead from a heart attack. He had been a smoker before, and you must remember that pumping blood fast through any narrowing in your arteries has the potential to kill you. I quit at 40, after surviving hantavirus. I walk now. Running was fun when the lungs were there. You have to figure the risks after you pass middle age.David aka True Blue Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221281748612938132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-56836619831027942772014-07-28T16:57:35.149-06:002014-07-28T16:57:35.149-06:00You're eating low carb. Naturally your blood p...You're eating low carb. Naturally your blood pressure is lower.<br /><br />As for the health "benefits" of cardio exercise, this is yet another observational study. Which means it can't tell us which way the causation, if any, occurs. Do people live longer because they run, or are healthy people more likely to run? We don't know, and this study not only doesn't, but can't, tell us.jdegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495457567906071678noreply@blogger.com