Originally Posted by MsMittens
It'd be nice if the rest of us could see the article (I can't find any alternative sites that have it online). That said, I wonder if it's the exercise that is actually doing the killing or a previous health condition that wasn't looked at. Additionally, how many of those up to 17% "over did it" as it were in an attempt to get "thin". I personally find stats rather misleading at times.
And "up to 17%" of how many? How many others had a cardiac event but recovered? How many others died of other events? etc....
Much like what I was about to say. We need to question just who makes up the 17% that supposedly died during exercise. What about those who decided to run a marathon on no training (and probably a poor fitness base before that)? Yes, it does happen. The whole 17% figure when taken in isolation really tells us nothing.
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