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Isn't "number of old men who die from heart attacks while doing anything is non zero"?
by workfromspace 10mo ago
Isn't "number of old men who die from heart attacks while doing anything is non zero"?
- macintux 10mo agoShoveling snow is a well-established high risk factor for older adults.
- njarboe 10mo agoFor fat people, getting over heated when doing things is generally the limiting factor on how strenuous one can push the body. In the cold you can exercise a lot harder before you get too hot, so the person can stress the body more than they usually would.
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- phil21 10mo agoIt’s the going from zero to 100 that gets folks it seems. Deep, heavy, wet snow is called heart attack snow for a reason. It sneaks up on you - a driveway you just cleared for years with normal snowfalls is all of a sudden a 10x workout from usual, and your brain doesn’t completely process this. Anything else at that level of intensity would likely trigger you to take breaks. That said - I think inactivity is far worse. But I still make a point to go shovel my elderly neighbors walks here in Chicago before they have a chance to do it when we get particularly deep snowfalls.
- unyttigfjelltol 10mo agoIn the cold. The exercise-plus-hypothermia combo is a bad one. Pick one, not both.[1] [1] https://shine365.marshfieldclinic.org/heart-care/prevent-hypothermia-heart-attacks-in-cold-weather/ https://shine365.marshfieldclinic.org/heart-care/prevent-hyp...