Running a marathon hard on heart, especially in less prepared runners
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Investigators who studied a group of recreational marathon runners have established that strenuous exercise, such as running a marathon, can damage the heart muscle. Although they found the effect is temporary and reversible, they warn that these effects are more widespread in less fit distance runners and that recreational distance runners should prepare properly before marathons.