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Citations needed on this. Overtraining is well documented and detrimental to many things, but most research indicates a linear relationship between overall card

Citations needed on this. Overtraining is well documented and detrimental to many things, but most research indicates a linear relationship between overall cardiovascular fitness and just about every measurable health outcome. It’s absolutely possible to train at the volumes and distances necessary for the marathon without overtraining. https://peterattiamd.com/how-does-vo2-max-correlate-with-longevity/ https://peterattiamd.com/how-does-vo2-max-correlate-with-lon...

nikolay 3y ago
It's not like I need to record or remember all studies I've read; I put an effort at remembering the conclusions, and some of the rationale, but here's one article for you: [0] There's a lower and a upper limit for any health intervention. Too little, or too much of the good thing could be equally detrimental. This literally applies to anything - water, minerals, vitamins, food, sleep duration. HIIT has benefits without doubt, so does sprinting and moderate-distance running, but beyond that, it's just a terrible way to spend the limited seconds of your life! Also, we have cartilage, which, as far as I know, cannot be regenerated. There are some stem cell and microneedle approaches, but nothing proven to be working yet. In addition, you need to consume more carbs for distance running, and that definitely leads to accelerated aging. Which species live longer - the cheetah or the turtle? Speeding up metabolism means reaching faster the Heyflick limit. If you look at the findings of the Longevity Project [1], those with the longest lifespan are scientists, not sports people, and definitely not lawyers or salespeople, which had the shortest. [0]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-much-running-tied-to-shorter-lifespan-studies-find/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-much-running-tied-to-shorte... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longevity_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longevity_Project

nikolay 3y ago

It's not like I need to record or remember all studies I've read; I put an effort at remembering the conclusions, and some of the rationale, but here's one article for you: [0] There's a lower and a upper limit for any health intervention. Too little, or too much of the good thing could be equally detrimental. This literally applies to anything - water, minerals, vitamins, food, sleep duration. HIIT has benefits without doubt, so does sprinting and moderate-distance running, but beyond that, it's just a terrible way to spend the limited seconds of your life! Also, we have cartilage, which, as far as I know, cannot be regenerated. There are some stem cell and microneedle approaches, but nothing proven to be working yet. In addition, you need to consume more carbs for distance running, and that definitely leads to accelerated aging. Which species live longer - the cheetah or the turtle? Speeding up metabolism means reaching faster the Heyflick limit. If you look at the findings of the Longevity Project [1], those with the longest lifespan are scientists, not sports people, and definitely not lawyers or salespeople, which had the shortest. [0]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-much-running-tied-to-shorter-lifespan-studies-find/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-much-running-tied-to-shorte... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longevity_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Longevity_Project