News tagged with cardiovascular endurance


Painkillers taken before marathons linked to potentially serious side effects

Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, say the authors.

Medications created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No evidence that doping enhances athletic performance

(HealthDay)—Although use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is prohibited among athletes because it reportedly enhances performance, there is no scientific evidence that it does so, according ...

Medications created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combining exercise and economics in the study of childhood obesity

(Medical Xpress)—The medical costs of obesity for the current cohort of children and adolescents in Maine could reach an estimated $1.2 billion over the next 20 years, according to a new study by a University ...

Overweight and Obesity created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Excessive endurance training can be too much of a good thing, research suggests

Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On ...

Health created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0