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> maybe more surprising is the increase on a Sunday I don't think that seems surprising. People working office jobs through the week go out and drink more on a

> maybe more surprising is the increase on a Sunday I don't think that seems surprising. People working office jobs through the week go out and drink more on a Friday and Saturday night, and those of a more sporty bent will often push their bodies more at the weekend because that is when they can find the time for longer or multiple training sessions, and it is where you find organised events (the highest proportion of runs are on a Sunday, with the second highest being Saturday).

interlinked 3y ago
Aren't sports good for heart?
- slashdev 3y ago
  Not if you’re on the verge of a heart attack. Also slightly more controversially, I think very vigorous/taxing sport (like marathons) could do more harm than good. Like a u shaped distribution where moderate exercise is the sweet spot.
- hansvm 3y ago
  They're probably a net positive on average given the reductions in weight and blood pressure and whatnot, but there's a lot of variability, both in short-term trauma and long-term accumulated damage.
- dspillett 3y ago
  Depends on what state the heart is in to start with.
- falcor84 3y ago
  Sports are apparently good for the heart in the medium-long term, but can be very taxing (read: dangerous) for the heart while you're actually doing it.
- elzbardico 3y ago
  In the long run, if you increase your intensity slowly, giving time for your body to build up increased fitness it tends to be mostly positive. But the short-term stress can be fatal if you are already on the verge of a myocardial event.
renewiltord 3y ago
There has to be an Internet Law that nothing is surprising - whether it is true or false. Every statement, true or false, has an explanation for why it is true.
- CDRdude 3y ago
  Yes, but that law isn’t surprising. The internet brings such a wide variety of life experience and education into the same discussion that there is always someone for whom the statement is obvious given their life experience.

interlinked 3y ago

Aren't sports good for heart?

slashdev 3y ago
Not if you’re on the verge of a heart attack. Also slightly more controversially, I think very vigorous/taxing sport (like marathons) could do more harm than good. Like a u shaped distribution where moderate exercise is the sweet spot.
hansvm 3y ago
They're probably a net positive on average given the reductions in weight and blood pressure and whatnot, but there's a lot of variability, both in short-term trauma and long-term accumulated damage.
dspillett 3y ago
Depends on what state the heart is in to start with.
falcor84 3y ago
Sports are apparently good for the heart in the medium-long term, but can be very taxing (read: dangerous) for the heart while you're actually doing it.
elzbardico 3y ago
In the long run, if you increase your intensity slowly, giving time for your body to build up increased fitness it tends to be mostly positive. But the short-term stress can be fatal if you are already on the verge of a myocardial event.

renewiltord 3y ago

There has to be an Internet Law that nothing is surprising - whether it is true or false. Every statement, true or false, has an explanation for why it is true.

CDRdude 3y ago
Yes, but that law isn’t surprising. The internet brings such a wide variety of life experience and education into the same discussion that there is always someone for whom the statement is obvious given their life experience.