I feel like a lot of people are gonna use this as an excuse to not exercise. Chances are most people aren't doing enough cardio for this to happen. This is on the very extreme end of cardio doers.
Yes, they won’t put into consideration that this applies to people who actually do high intensity exercises.. not the 5mins treadmill run and your daily 10push ups.
@@kos15280 A person with weight issues may have to start with low impact exercises at a medium pace. This will ensure that even their joints will not be hurt and additionally and the obvious thing is proper diet.
I used to run up to 8 miles a day thinking it was the best way to lose weight, I did lose a tremendous amount of weight, but on one run I ran a full sprint and sent my heart into an atrial fibrillation that required an overnight hospital stay and lots of gnarly drugs to corrrect it and years later I still deal with adverse effects of it. Over exercise is serious, and can be just as bad as overeating. The extremem summer running apparently depleted my potassium to an extremem amount which also contributed to my heart issue. Be safe everyone, take everything in moderation!
@Brian M it’s been a lot better these days but I just take it easy mostly, surprisingly, healthy keto has kinda replenished my minerals and I haven’t had many issues lately! Thanks for the tips and kind words bro!
Your running probably did not cause that issue Logan. 8 miles a day is not that extreme for a perfectly fit human being. Ancient humans would have done that when foraging for food and when hunting.
I’m an 53 year old cyclist who trains around 12 hours per week; mixture of intervals and endurance - endurance is zone 1 using polarised 3 Zone model. I have a resting heart rate of between 36-40 depending on how fit I am (genetics plays a part in resting heart rates as well). I do get the odd PAC (extra beat) every now and then, like maybe once a day, but it doesn’t bother me. I’ve have consultations and tests with a cardiologist re PAC’s and the cardiologist told me it’s not really a big issue and not to worry about it. Personally I’d rather be as fit as I am than a slob with blocked arteries.
Young runner here, I wholeheartedly agree. My guess is that the data would tell a very different story if they controlled for genetic conditions, exercise history (some people increase their training volume/intensity way too fast) and training intensity distribution. That last point in particular is crucial. I've seen way too many ego runners out there who train exclusively in zone 2, which means that they never get to truly improve their aerobic base, then train at really high intensity to "earn" their speed. These ego runners will sort of macerate in a high stress environment (run too fast for optimal recovery, too long, too often) and slowly wear themselves out until something eventually breaks. I'll take my S3 gallop and low heartrate anytime over being an unfit chunk of lard 👍
Endurance training is a problem for your heart Because it causes oxidation IF you are not getting the right nutrients. If you insist to continue to endurance train just make sure you’re getting a lot of selenium, vitamin e, omega 3s, there are others but also research dr wallach. He explains how lots of athletes die early from heart issues due to overtraining the heart.
I'm in my 40's started cycling 2.5 years ago, 30 minutes a day, then 45 one hour and now I do 2.5 hours a day, lost 55 pounds, my resting heart rate was probably 85 BPM, crazy to think about it, it's now about 48 BPM, takes me at least 20 minutes of hard pedaling to get to 85, I'm in the best shape of my life, and I have the best clarity of my mind as well, and now I gotta go for a ride, later Dr Berg.
@John Galt People who take on exercise in the forties sometimes go at it too hard too quickly and do not build up the foundation to do it. There is a higher risk if the person was living unhealthy for a few decades of being overweight and then jump into being an extreme athlete.
So basically the more stress you put your heart through the more fatigued it gets, just like an emotional chock or even sadness and anxiety. Stay positive and be good to your health people 😊 God bless you Dr.Eric 🙏
There are so few people that actually fit in the endurance athlete category. This doesn’t apply to most of us. I run, walk and lift. I’m not an endurance athlete. Exercise has changed my life for the better. If anything, I plan to increase what I’m doing.
The simpler terms is KNOW HOW TO BACK OFF, chills, if you get sleepy try feed that sleep more. i still remember when i really want to be sixpack, when i was morbidly obbese, it comes down into 89kg, from 130kg. My adrenalin, my mind, my power all feels limitless, i can do anything but i forgot to give my body a rest more than its deserve. Its really feels you in the heart. Dont forget to sleep and take it easy, and dont afraid of sugar, sodium bcs that day i really careful about sodium and sugar that i forgot those two things, in my state is super helpful than some cafein or protein.
I do have a few athletes in my circle who died young, age around 45 to 52, so I would tend to agree with this. I've been an endurance athlete for most of my life and am now in my mid-50s and have cut down a bit on endurance exercise. I wish I'd known about this before. I might have been less extreme in my sports regimen. All I know is that, yes, it can be dangerous because I've seen healthy and energetic people die without apparent cause. Most were male, by the way. I think exercise is good for you as long as it's moderate. Anything done to an extreme has to have adverse consequences. For me, it wasn't the heart, it's the bones and joints. With age, all the extreme activity done during youth comes back to haunt you with a vengeance.
@@hammerridecycling7630 hi, I'm starting outdoor biking over a month ago, how long do you recommend for biking each day & how many days a week should I bike? Since the quarantine so boring and i tried all different things to enjoy my day but also good for health too. I tried rollerblading, rollerskating, indoor bike & treadmills ( both boring), walking/ jogging and I also have an outdoor swimming pool in my backyard but its outside & too sunny not good for skin. Everything seems boring after a few weeks but I finally tried fat mountain electrical bike which I bike/ cruise around my neighborhood which seems to be the most enjoyable compared to all the stuffs I mentioned. Electrical bike is very tough to bike if you dont use electric, 30 minutes and you're exhausted. I used to like swimming but the past few years I dont like swimming - too much of a hassle, you have to change for swim, wet, change again😫🤕. I dont know what are other fun things to do anymore, I'm 45 years old lady but I have a young spirit & look young too. I start to feel pain in my knees & hips sometimes too
@@injanhoi1 I didnt do any sport or exercise when I was younger cause my mom only wanted me to focus in school works & beside school works she made me take classes on weekends & do extra school works on weekdays too & work full time in the summer and give her all my money plus doing all housework all year round😫😫😫😷. My childhood was not good, it was like I was programmed to do everything on my schedule so after I married & I had my own kids, I let me kids do all kind of sports at school, do martial arts & join gym too( this backfire cause after a few years of over do sports/ exercise, they dont want to do anything else so it's not good for kids to do too much)., meanwhile I tried lots of stuffs too like tennis, skiing, bowling, badminton, table tennis just to get experiences of it.
Interesting, but not even this book says what is ´ok´ in terms of amount. It says that one is gonna die if do this but, what to do to prevent? Cutting down means, not going anaerobic more than 2 a week? Not doing tempo too often? It is just scaring to know that too much is bad but even worse is not knowing how much is good.
@@Northwindbreeze True. :( I still do about 4-5 hours per week, because I'm addicted. ..LOL. I think the best would be to limit the duration to about 40-45 mins, maybe 3 times a week, spaced out with rest in between.
@@AUSTIN-ss2zd if you don’t think David goggin can achieve his physique naturally then you’re delusional 😂. Anyone better than you is on steroids I’m assuming
I think you’re missing the boat here Dr Berg. Chronic endurance exercise in type A , obsessive compulsive overachiever adrenal compromised people can result in heart issues. Few people push this hard. The rest of the population benefits greatly from regular cardiovascular training. In addition, recommending HIIT training to people with adrenal stress is a bad idea. Teaching people not to overtrain and how to recover serves them better in the long run.
Where is the ´heart´ emoji, I would give you one. This video is bringing more than awareness but fear. It is too unclear and what people will do instead? Get hurt doing HIIT as if it heaven. HIIT is healthy but many will get injured just for having a typical tight psoas and calves.
@@aljanet1514 I'm not an expert but I don't think walking is a problem. If you were to that much with running, I think it would be a problem. While walking, you heat rate is not as high over a sustained period of time. I think this causes the problems discussed in the video. But like I said, I'm not an expert.
I love u doctor berg.. u r the one who saved me from anemia.. ur suggestion of having acv after meal worked like magic for me... I changed several doctors they gave me iron supplements ... but they didn't work for me..I use to eat meets eggs veggies.. but still I was low in iron.. the main problem was the absorption...btw I'm from India.. always pray for u nd ur family.. I love u..
Weight lifting and running are excellent exercises for heart if done in moderation. Some people do too much workout. I read so many painful stories of athletes suffering from cardiac problems. Anything in excess is bad. There is a need to spread this message. Thanks to berg for informing people to be careful.
Tom No, that’s a false interpretation. The book is discussing what happens over a long period of time with extreme endurance exercise, not an acute effect.
No he doesnt...the greek guy ran more thn 300 miles in 4 days...took part in the battlr and thn ran another 26 miles to deliver d news...anyone wld drop dead
@@Magneticlaw even Kipchoge's weekly mileage is 140...so if u think 140miles/7 days with proper rest and nutrition is equal to 326miles/5 days without proper rest shitty food plus fighting in battle with loads of metal gear thn yes...
Ok, but how much is a decent recommendation? What intensity and time is decent for a 50 years old? vs for someone in their 30s? Everything is just ´this and that´but not a clear guideline.
Heart is meant to work for certain numbers of cycles (millions) during the normal life, hard workout will consume more cycles and reduce the heart life. Very simple,
Everything in excess can damage you, excessive cardio can damage your heart, excessive lifting can damage your joints and produce a lot of wear and tear, excessive eating makes you overweight, got to find a balance
@John Lennon Dont be so dramatic. The studies were conducted on the elite. It clearly states that people were pushing themselves over their limits over and over and during so many years. An avarage joe cant keep even a 10 min over a threshold therefore not doing long enough to scare the heart. Look at the western world, the main problem isnt people dying because of exercise, but rather the opposite.
My mom developed bradycardia, she was an athletic athlete, she was used to endurance training, then bcs some reasons she stopped training, some time later she was diagnosed with bradycardia and she used pace makers since 1995, 2 times changed since
I worked out with someone who was a marathon runner, she is in her late fifties and has had to have to hip replacements, and can no longer run, but she is still killing it in the gym doing crossfit routines!
And now this video comes out? I ran 4 hours nonstop yesterday just for a training run for a 45 mile ultramarathon coming up in September. At 44 years old, should I stop now? Nope! Everybody's gotta die sometime, might as well be running!
This is true. I was training in swimming for 15 years and at some point had heart problem which doctors couldn’t tell what is wrong. Then I noticed I had some “pause” in between the beats like it was longer than normal. Now I stopped training in endurance and do static exercise for strength and flexibility. Feeling much better in the heart.
Me too I used to overrun on the Thredmil.i used to do high speed for one hour and before I stop I used to do the maximum high speed for 60 Seconds ( every
Cardiologist does not have an idea what's wrong, but I have the feeling something is wrong. Normal heart rate for me is 39 to 42, and it's not easy to get it over 120. Missing beats (no extra systoles) and sometimes the heart rate doubles for some seconds, mostly in rest. Did a test, and VO2max was 69, that cannot really be explained, because I'm no athlete and 61 years old, in very good condition though. Don't trust my heart... Which leads to fear.
@@dontworry1568 I did a box training once, but my heart reacted so weird I almost got a panic attack. It's not a pleasant idea that exercise causes fear. The best thing for me to remember is: my father had an unstable () heart, and he got 98 years and didn't die because of heart issues.
Endurance athletes typically follow a diet high in carbohydrates, often high glycemic. I wonder how much the resulting oxidative stress and inflammation plays a role in these heart attacks in seemingly healthy and middle aged athletes.
One problem with this theory is that when endurance athletes have enlarged hearts, discovered through medical procedures or autopsy, the condition is automatically blamed on to much exercise. They are never tested for steroid use. Anabolic steroids enlarge the heart in a pathological manner. When athletes die of heart attacks, they are not tested for steroid use. Personally, I believe the pathological enlargement of the heart is mostly due to steroid use. Exercise does enlarge the heart, but not in a pathological manner.
Hunter gathers can cover 10 miles a day seven days a week. Only those that are pushing the body to the most extreme levels can develop issues. Train 5 days a week with 2 or 3 runs is not going to cause people issues.
Do strength training (progressively) three times a week (squat, deadlift, ohp, barbell row, chin-up, bench) and take three "brisk" ten minute walks a day (morning, noon and evening). It is literally all you need when it comes to workout.
Morrow, I will argue you are wrong. I recommend push-ups, pull ups, sit-ups and walking at least 3,000 steps every day. It's worked for me for the past 24 years. No where are artificial weights on the list.
Oh yes Partner, I stopped running and jogging for almost 5yrs now. I only go for long distance walk, and by the way I do cycling every Friday evening too. Trust me you will feel better than ever.
That would be my same question, I walk for about one hour every day, briskly, and I'm loving the results. I'm assuming brisk walks aren't part of "endurance" training?
I cannot believe that people fear running which is one of the most natural things a person can do. Hunter gathers will cover 10 miles per day with some of that being running. People that run 100 miles per week are going to have issues but that is not to say every person who runs is going to have an issue.
This could explain my Sudden Cardiac Arrest 15 miles into a 56 mile charity bike ride. I didn't have any symptoms before or any pain in my Chest / left arm etc. I'm a vegetarian don't drink or smoke and wasn't on ANY meds prior to the SCA. I'D had my blood tested before and all was good. My resting heart beat has always been low ( 50 bmp ) I ended up needing a triple bypass ( arterial plaque loosened & created the blockage ). I'd ridden over 3000 miles in the build up to the event, slowly building up to 30 miles most days & had rested for a few days before the ride. And, before you ask, NO, there was no family history of HA /heart problems in my family on both sides
@@Northwindbreeze Hi, I cycled approx 30 miles most days. Sometimes 60 mile round trip at the weekend without any problems. ..maybe a bit tired at the end of the 60 miles.(2×30 miles with a 6 hr break in between ) Slept very well after cycling. Had one or two days off exercise per week. As for stress, I have a stressful job, but the cycling helped to destress. I hadn't felt this fit since I was in my teens / early 20s....
@@benpar8120 thanks. wow, it is really a secret thing this heart studies. There is not full understanding about how and what triggers in each person, since we are so individual. . . at least this is what I read today in a dutch website about exercising and heart problems. Cheers for the reply and look after yourself.
Great Information! I was too lazy to ever do endurance training; therefore, I dodged that bullet of having a damaged heart! When I started regulating what I was eating and drinking, that is when I started losing weight, feeling, good, lots of energy, and sleep well. It is so sad to think how we grew up being brainwashed by the TV full of ads that really do influence your eating. I see this so clearly now. Thank GOD for the internet to open the world to truths on food along with so many things in life. What is sad, as well, is that most people can't see how GOD's foods are the foods we need to eat and feel great until the day we are taken up or perish bodily! Love 4Truth!
I spent years working a landscaping job, pushing mowers and working 10 to 12 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week and noticed that at rest my heart would typically only beat about 50 times per minute. Now, about 20 years later, I still have a resting heart rate that is at or below the average. About 55 to 60 per minute. The better shape you're in, the slower your heart will beat and I'm overweight and still have a heart rate that is boarding on bradycardia but that is normal within athletes and those who are in good shape.
During the early 90's I was a endurance cyclist, I rode 170 miles a week with a sustained heart rate of 150 BPM. My resting heart rate first thing in the morning was in the upper 30's. Even today my resting heart rate is in the low 60's and I'm 69 now. I always believed that the lower heart rate was due to a increased vascular system which i still believe is correct. A nurse once told me after checking my pulse (back then) that I should wear a medical tag stating this low rate was normal for me.... I have read that all endurance athletes have an enlarged heart...
This is so true. Last week, I attended the funeral of my friend’s 22 year-old son. He was young, and very, very active. He was a competitive cyclist. After a hard day of training, he went to sleep and never woke up. He had suffered a heart attack. Very, very sad.
Sal Blaz Excuse me??? I knew this chap, you fool! He had ABSOLUTELY NO medical problems. The pathologist said that they are seeing more and more of these deaths among young adults because of constant over-exertion. How dare you tell me I don’t know his medical history. Try telling that to his bereaved parents, you twit!
Evamarie Sneed-Rodriguez Thank you so much💕. I felt deeply for him because that was their only child. I too have only one child aged 21. I don’t know how I could continue living if I lost him.
Yes. When I was in college, I was training in high performance for my cycling team. Also, I was a folklore dancer. After one year of getting exercise very intense, my heart passed me the bill. I got a stroke at 20 years old. It was the worst pain I’ve ever had. I wasn’t able to walk, yell. I just felt on my couch and prayed so hard. After that, my mom took to the cardiologist. He diagnosed me with a bradycardia, Mobitz 2.. something like that. The doctor told me I will have to use a pass maker in future. He didn’t tell me if I was born with that condition or I just developed for getting high intensity exercise. Doctors at hospital told me that my condition was very normal in high performance athletes. Now, I just try to stay healthy with exercise and diet. Stay safe!! Everything should be take easy. Less is more. Blessings for you ❤
Being a competitive runner for 63 years I agree with him to a point, newest research shows intense exercise is better for your heart than a long endurance run provided you train smartly, no more than 2 days per week of intense running which means bringing your heart rate to max. Problem with many marathoners is that they go the starting line with a long run of 5 miles so in that instance i agree with this Doctor. I have a terrible family history of cardiac issues, running has saved my life at least 2x, if you are concerned go to a Cardio Doc get a calcium artery test and Echo cardio gram. Remember the heart is a muscle and like any muscle it has to be worked, just do it correctly.
i hope people dont confuse this with doing long walks for over an hour, or even power walks, they are very unlikely to trigger this due to the lower intensity, it is daily joggers, runners, sprinters that do multiple 1hr + sessions every day that stand to experience the issue. (afaik)
For years I workout 🏃🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️ 90+ min 5-6x/week and 2+ hrs tennis 🎾 4-5x/week and So far NO heart problems. Best is listen to ur body. Exercise to stay strong but know ur limit. 💪🏽😤😤😤
Great timing - in my 50s and just diagnosed with sinus bradycardia (low heart beat of 54) and left ventricular hypertrophy - I’ve put it down to years of intense spin classes which this video confirms. No more spin for me - just light 5km jogging, weights and some HIIT! Thanks Dr Berg.
Its been known for years excercise shortens your life expectency, many heart surgeons see enlarged hearts and hardend hearts an arteries in many people in their 30s and 40s, these people have one thing in common, excercise.
Yeah, I thinking walking and manual labor are the only real "exercises" the human body needs if we are not overeating.. I always look to the Bible for my answers to life.. Jesus did a lot walking and a lot of fasting... and He worked a blue collar job.. I don't see Him going for a morning run everyday in scripture.. lol. 😂
Thanks so much Dr. Berg for covering such a hardly touched topic. Please make more videos on heart failure, heart enlargement, heart valve prolapse, medications, exercises for preventing and managing heart diseases.
I have read the book, i feel tht this is for the competive athlete who is training more than 1 hr per day without stop, working out beyond the comfortable zone.. I do train every day but only doing endurance exercise without stopping for maximum 30 mins while the remaining 30 minutes is within my comfortable pace...
May dad runs like 10 miles every day and so.etimes even a half marathon,he just recently finished a FULL Triathlon (3,8km swimming,180km cycling and 42km of running)and he never had any heart problems.
Every cardiologist these days knows that endurance exercise at 85% has lifesaving benefits... That's why heart stress tests are done on patients making them do resistance exercise at 85% of their capabilities to see if there is anything wrong with their vascular system... If someone already has a blockage in the arteries he won't be able to do endurance exercise...
Endurance can kill you. I was once a top athlete and trained for the Royal marines. I pushed to hard and looking back, its not normal to train like that.
I have a resting heart rate of 48 and I cycle run almost everyday for years now. I don’t have any problem with the size nor the beats of my heart. This is giving a wrong impression in my opinion.
Thanks for your comments, makes me feel better!!..cuz I have been running (45-60 mins) regularly for almost 6 months and have noticed my resting heart rate hovering around 45-55bpm! I was a bit scared if something had gone wrong, although I don't feel anything abnormal!
Dr Berg never said in the video that it affects everybody that cycle and run... He specifically stated that its MOSTLY common between endurance athletes such as triathletes, marathon runners etc.
I see, this is what happened to me last year after running excessively everyday somewhere between 3 km to 10 km . It led me to take hiatus from running for 6 months.
I blew out my knee running on the beach at Corpus Christi. Beach running is the kiss of death. One foot constantly landing higher than the other is not good.
As for me I started to feel acute pain in my left chest, (though I had been running for 3 years up to that point but not with as much regularity as in that year), even only after few steps and it lingered for 6 months.
I'm not even sure why athleticism is considered "healthy". I think we just associate it with being healthy, because we see so many clearly unhealthy people who are particularly unathletic, but that doesn't mean going to the opposite end of the spectrum is healthy.
The key is balancing the components.. strength , stamina , speed and flexibility .. overdo or underdo one of these and you're out of balance..The criteria would be your quality of life ... e.g medically,.socially , family wise , sexual health ...if you suffer in one of these , there's something with your fitness goal.. Remember fitness is the ability to accomplish day to day tasks with ease and not torture yourself just to have a beach body or break olympic records..
At 56 I got heart rhythm disorder, after years of endurance sports. After a few cardioversions and taking beta blockers, I got an ablation and doing fine. However, for me no more then 3 to 4 hours of endurance training per week now. I read the Haywire heart a few years ago; a good read!
This is very interesting information, it makes a lot of sense. There was a runner back in the 70s who also wrote a book on running , his name was Jim Fixx. He died of a heart attack at an early age. Look at all the marathon runners, there body’s are very stressed looking.
no every long distance runner looks sick. running is catabolic. its a fact it eats muscle. if your young go for it but over 50 your asking for trouble. @@Ultrarunner41
Dr. Berg misses some important endurance training points. 80-85% of training done by endurance athletes are zone 2 or low intensity training. Just research Dr. Phil Maffetone and Dr. Stephen Seiler. Yes there are training blocks that are high intensity but that makes up 15-20% of the training volume of endurance athletes. You need to do both long, sustained exercise and short, high intensity efforts to build a well-rounded heart. Both have different physiological adaptations. You also have to take into account rest days and even a week or two so the body can get back into homeostasis.
Cricket 81 Yes!!!!!! My son played hockey at the elite level, and the coaches pushed those ponies too damned hard! All the football players.....yes! Great point!
Dr Berg have you heard about ‘earthing’? I believe it’s about connecting our bodies with earth. We need to walk barefoot on the ground to benefit from its electrical elements. The earth will heal all our inflammation in our body? I was thinking of purchasing an earthing bed sheet because it will help me to sleep well. Please advise! Thank you.
Jamie Mccallum I have not heard of this but already I love the concept! I have SUCH soft feet from monthly pedicures so on hard surfaces I always get some stupid thorn or something, but I will make sure I try to walk out in my field barefoot more. I love this. Thank u!
Exercise yes, in moderate intensity 150min per week. 50min per week for high intensity. Google it. One shall no fear of exercising. This book shows what it became of the heart when people training for years, 5 times a week, what's different than hitting the gym 2x heard a week.
[Too much] endurance exercise can damage the heart; most likely there are going to be problems with the joints, not the heart (at reaching certain age)
Read about how some of the most elite cycling Pros having to wake in the middle of the night just to ride their bike for a while so their HR would rise to safe levels. If not, the HR would be so slow there was a real risk of the heart stopping. Crazy!
exactly this ´elite´. This book is almost useless for those who hit the bike or whatever endurance 3 times per week. The book talks about years and years of training AND competition.
I'm a Martial Artist and that's pretty interresting, I did the test of my recovery heart rate that you also recommended, the result was 79 beats recovered per minute. I'll study more, thank you very much Dr Berg!
This happened to me. My HN got to sliw and erratic. I was a marathoner. It was reversed as was discussed in this video with interval training. I learn so much with Dr. Bus videos. I actually am thinner and stronger now at 54 than I was at 36-42 when I was endurance racing.
Being a marathon runner does not mean a person is in the extreme ranges. The problem most marathon runners have is that they over train. People can be marathon runners and not over train.
Ran 33 miles and a day later I had edema( swollen legs calf down), elevated legs during sleep and got rid of swollen legs for the most part, but woke up with irregular heart rhythm
Thats scary… why did you get edema? Is it because you weren't accustomed to run that many miles? you didn't train many months before to slowly work up to being able to run 33 miles?
Everything you said in the video was really make sense to me. I was an athelete. My HR is 52 bpm. I have dilated RV. I have pvc. I also having svt sometimes. Now i m waiting to do RFCA procedure to cure the svt problem.
That's what I read years ago, too much endurance exercise bad for heart. Too much of anything is bad. Moderation is key. Too much of a good thing becomes bad. Dr.Berg true expert!
Very stressful for your mental state as well! That job don't care about people, it's all about freaking production. If you were to drop dead they'd replace you before your body could even be removed! Find another job, dude. Life is short and sounds like that horrible job will make it even shorter!!😉
I am 43. I exercise everyday. I reach 23K steps daily. I don’t see my life any other way. Keeps me moving and keeping up with my little bounce off the wall boys.
Well that used to be me. I was in the sport of bicycle racing for over 25 years, and for a while I was averaging over 15,000 miles per year of bike riding. And not unusual for my heart rate to be in the 40s. I stopped racing, and long distance training rides, over 10 years ago, and am now in my late 50s. Now I do just short rides with HIIT. My normal HR is still in the 50s. Hopefully not keeling over anytime soon.
Dr. berg...the book looks like a well worth read. I'm sure it will answer most of the questions people have posted here. Your 4 min video was a perfect introduction. Thanks!!
I try so hard going to the gym nearly every day also using leg weights while working as an amazon delivery driver running at each stop! All to make this inspirational video, now I feel like I am gonna die!
This is relatively pretty difficult to do unless you are training for marathons or constantly training at a high intensity of cardio very frequently. Good info though
How much do you think this has something to do with the amount of sugar that most endurance athletes consume to excess? I'd be interested to see the differences between low carb and high carb endurance athletes. Take a look at the junk food spread at any ultramarathon aid station and tell me that ingesting ungodly amounts of junk food during these events doesn't have a compounding affect on heart health.
Great video, but Eliud Kipchoge looks fine till now. Some footballers died in the field because of heart attacks, but that's because they had heart conditions
It needs to be emphasized that this problem can only happen to elite athletes whose heart rates drop to the 30-40 bpm, which excludes the overwhelming majority of those who exercise/jog. I've been very active all my life and my resting heart rate is 60 bpm, so I don't have to worry about it.
@@injanhoi1 'Running too much' is not quantifiable, what's quantifiable is your resting heart rate and, if it's in the 30-40 range, then the problem of being out of sync with other heart pacemakers in the body can materialize, as the doctor mentioned.
Interesting! They used to say endurance exercise was the best...now it seems that short, intense sessions are better...gotta keep up with the science! =D Thank You so much Dr Berg = we learn a lot from you each day, yAy!
I used to be obsessed on bike, every other day but the good thing was, relatively short rides @ 1hour. Now one year watching this channel, I bike 2 a week and it feels very good. BP 72/114. Over night I might get 45 heard beats per min, normally it ranges 58-70.
This video has made me a bit nervous. I only jog 2 to 3 times a week for a half mile and no other intensive exercise. Started this about two years ago when I began keto. At 70 yo my heart rate is 45 and blood oxygen 96 (measured with a pulse oximeter) in the morning before I get out of bed.
I think what this shows is that exercise is like everything else. The key is moderation. I was doing high endurance exercise routines and developed PVC's. However, I was also on a medication that could have caused it as well. I did cut back on my endurance training and now do more of a combination of strength and endurance. I also started a regiment of breathing exercises inspired by Wim Hoff's methods and my pvc's have largely disappeared. This is not to say that any of this was the cause or the cure. After being diagnosed I started doing a deep dive and found that science does not fully understand pvc's and they can start and stop for no apparent reason.
Fantastic information. I am a 58 yr old woman who runs 5 --7 miles 2/3x a week in addition to walking 1-2 hours 2/3x a week with no symptoms of what you talk about, but it's good to be aware.
I only walk for 30-40 minutes 3x a week. Dancing to music is my cardio and that's if I'm in the mood. I do squats and lift a little weight almost every day. That's it for me.
I hope this is not the case here but some keto promoters claim that one can do keto, eat as many calories as they want, and they don't need to exercise... This is wrong, because the liver and the cells have a limited absorbtion capabilities and number of receptors for say cholesterol... Too much calories even from fat can lead to atherosclerosis, early aging fatty liver and such as the liver will downregulate the receptors for protein carrier of cholesterol ... So, keto diet still requires calorie restriction and exercise, especially among those at risk for cancers, glioblastoma especially...
I watched your interview with Ghaida. I don't know how to believe it. You are very kind, this girl exaggerates her words and her psychological state, not membership, but she only wanted to attract the attention of others
My friend got changes in bp due to stress.. One big hospital in nearby city told him to implant artificial pacemaker... He went to a small hospital near ny ....the doctor there told ..its just little stress and treated .. He is completely okay...even playing football nicely now...😂
I had a heart attack in 2023. Im 53, excericsed 5 times a week, was fit. Heart disease runs in my family, so irrespective of my routines, my diet, it happened. But one thing i did learn when i went on post heart attack support forums was how suprised i was at talking to other people some younger, older,same age as me who did long distance cycling, running were a hell of a lot fitter than me, who also had heart attacks. Cardiologists are of the opinion that excess stress on the cardiovascular system with such excericse can cause damage, so as with everything in life, moderation is key.
Not only is it bad for your heart, exercise can also causes knee damage, ankle damage, back damage, shoulder damage, myoplasia syndrome, chronic fatigue, cartilage damage, tendon damage and muscle damage. Not to mention, if you exercise outside, you significantly increase your risk of getting assaulted, murdered or raped. You need to determine how much risk you want to take. and for many os us, exercise is not worth it.
Thanks!! I have had issues with PVC off and on for years.....had a cardiologist tell me I had an athlete's heart but didn't know what that meant! I still workout 6-7 days a week....I may need to back off.
When I was an athlete in a rowing team, I trained 6-8 times a week. We would regularly do a 2000 metre row at max power in the fastest time possible. After doing the “2k test” I would feel like I had a hangover for at least 24 hours. I also went to a doctor about the heart beats thing (palpitations) and she said it was normal in athletes.
Pushing the body to the maximum can have a price to be paid. But that is not to say people cannot do running or intense activities or even sports. I think with elite athletes they over do it without any real gain for that extreme program.
@@gregoryashton same here. I also went to the doctor and they said nothing was wrong with my heart. Later in life i got fat-then thin-then fat again (i had little time to workout due to work). Now I was going to do my intense routine again to lose weight but then i saw this video and maybe i need to moderate it. My routine was 2-3hrs of HIIT and jogging (i walk if im at my limit) 6 days a week. Anyways, hope you're doin great there 👍
@@boltzcorsino7782 Good to hear. I'd be careful doing HIIT after the weight yo-yo'ing a bit though, especially as you get older. I'm now more mindful about not going so intense on training. Also with all the sudden adult death stats I've been reading about, I decided to do light cardio in the week and am now weight training more. All the best to you
I don't bother with endurance cardiovascular trainings. BUT I Definitely do hell lot of endurance muscular exercises. Nothing will take that away from me. 0 issues ever and keeps me young...
I feel like a lot of people are gonna use this as an excuse to not exercise. Chances are most people aren't doing enough cardio for this to happen. This is on the very extreme end of cardio doers.
Yes, they won’t put into consideration that this applies to people who actually do high intensity exercises.. not the 5mins treadmill run and your daily 10push ups.
I agree. thats why Context is very important.
@@kos15280 A person with weight issues may have to start with low impact exercises at a medium pace. This will ensure that even their joints will not be hurt and additionally and the obvious thing is proper diet.
Well, people will always find an excuse if they are looking for one.
Yup
I used to run up to 8 miles a day thinking it was the best way to lose weight, I did lose a tremendous amount of weight, but on one run I ran a full sprint and sent my heart into an atrial fibrillation that required an overnight hospital stay and lots of gnarly drugs to corrrect it and years later I still deal with adverse effects of it. Over exercise is serious, and can be just as bad as overeating. The extremem summer running apparently depleted my potassium to an extremem amount which also contributed to my heart issue. Be safe everyone, take everything in moderation!
@Brian M it’s been a lot better these days but I just take it easy mostly, surprisingly, healthy keto has kinda replenished my minerals and I haven’t had many issues lately! Thanks for the tips and kind words bro!
8 miles a day? That is a good way to get knee osteoarthritis
@@boomboomboom9297 believe me, I know that now!
Your running probably did not cause that issue Logan. 8 miles a day is not that extreme for a perfectly fit human being. Ancient humans would have done that when foraging for food and when hunting.
@@boomboomboom9297 Wrong. Just the opposite.
I’m an 53 year old cyclist who trains around 12 hours per week; mixture of intervals and endurance - endurance is zone 1 using polarised 3 Zone model. I have a resting heart rate of between 36-40 depending on how fit I am (genetics plays a part in resting heart rates as well). I do get the odd PAC (extra beat) every now and then, like maybe once a day, but it doesn’t bother me. I’ve have consultations and tests with a cardiologist re PAC’s and the cardiologist told me it’s not really a big issue and not to worry about it. Personally I’d rather be as fit as I am than a slob with blocked arteries.
Young runner here, I wholeheartedly agree.
My guess is that the data would tell a very different story if they controlled for genetic conditions, exercise history (some people increase their training volume/intensity way too fast) and training intensity distribution.
That last point in particular is crucial. I've seen way too many ego runners out there who train exclusively in zone 2, which means that they never get to truly improve their aerobic base, then train at really high intensity to "earn" their speed. These ego runners will sort of macerate in a high stress environment (run too fast for optimal recovery, too long, too often) and slowly wear themselves out until something eventually breaks.
I'll take my S3 gallop and low heartrate anytime over being an unfit chunk of lard 👍
One extreme to the other?
Endurance training is a problem for your heart Because it causes oxidation IF you are not getting the right nutrients. If you insist to continue to endurance train just make sure you’re getting a lot of selenium, vitamin e, omega 3s, there are others but also research dr wallach. He explains how lots of athletes die early from heart issues due to overtraining the heart.
Careful. Diet has a much larger role to play in whether arteries are blocked compared to physical fitness.
I'm in my 40's started cycling 2.5 years ago, 30 minutes a day, then 45 one hour and now I do 2.5 hours a day, lost 55 pounds, my resting heart rate was probably 85 BPM, crazy to think about it, it's now about 48 BPM, takes me at least 20 minutes of hard pedaling to get to 85, I'm in the best shape of my life, and I have the best clarity of my mind as well, and now I gotta go for a ride, later Dr Berg.
Just something to be aware of, is all.
But in cycling we cycle up and down as we peddle up and then coast down hills.
Maybe perceived stress or too much strain accelerates the damages, so stay calm and dont stress out.
@John Galt
People who take on exercise in the forties sometimes go at it too hard too quickly and do not build up the foundation to do it.
There is a higher risk if the person was living unhealthy for a few decades of being overweight and then jump into being an extreme athlete.
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So basically the more stress you put your heart through the more fatigued it gets, just like an emotional chock or even sadness and anxiety. Stay positive and be good to your health people 😊 God bless you Dr.Eric 🙏
not alwayd true because sprining a couple times a week is healthy for the heart, you just need to keep in mind to not overdo it
There are so few people that actually fit in the endurance athlete category. This doesn’t apply to most of us. I run, walk and lift. I’m not an endurance athlete. Exercise has changed my life for the better. If anything, I plan to increase what I’m doing.
exactly !!! and what we suppose to do, sit at home keto and fast ? sorry Dr Berg but I'm gonna have to pass on this one .
Watch my video pls I made a video why this video is wrong
@@drkoko9604 This video doesn't apply to either of you you are no where near athletes.
@@EagleFitnesss will do
The simpler terms is KNOW HOW TO BACK OFF, chills, if you get sleepy try feed that sleep more.
i still remember when i really want to be sixpack, when i was morbidly obbese, it comes down into 89kg, from 130kg. My adrenalin, my mind, my power all feels limitless, i can do anything but i forgot to give my body a rest more than its deserve. Its really feels you in the heart. Dont forget to sleep and take it easy, and dont afraid of sugar, sodium bcs that day i really careful about sodium and sugar that i forgot those two things, in my state is super helpful than some cafein or protein.
I do have a few athletes in my circle who died young, age around 45 to 52, so I would tend to agree with this. I've been an endurance athlete for most of my life and am now in my mid-50s and have cut down a bit on endurance exercise. I wish I'd known about this before. I might have been less extreme in my sports regimen. All I know is that, yes, it can be dangerous because I've seen healthy and energetic people die without apparent cause. Most were male, by the way. I think exercise is good for you as long as it's moderate. Anything done to an extreme has to have adverse consequences. For me, it wasn't the heart, it's the bones and joints. With age, all the extreme activity done during youth comes back to haunt you with a vengeance.
i guess i have to cut down my double centuries bike ride then.
@@hammerridecycling7630 hi, I'm starting outdoor biking over a month ago, how long do you recommend for biking each day & how many days a week should I bike? Since the quarantine so boring and i tried all different things to enjoy my day but also good for health too. I tried rollerblading, rollerskating, indoor bike & treadmills ( both boring), walking/ jogging and I also have an outdoor swimming pool in my backyard but its outside & too sunny not good for skin. Everything seems boring after a few weeks but I finally tried fat mountain electrical bike which I bike/ cruise around my neighborhood which seems to be the most enjoyable compared to all the stuffs I mentioned. Electrical bike is very tough to bike if you dont use electric, 30 minutes and you're exhausted. I used to like swimming but the past few years I dont like swimming - too much of a hassle, you have to change for swim, wet, change again😫🤕.
I dont know what are other fun things to do anymore, I'm 45 years old lady but I have a young spirit & look young too. I start to feel pain in my knees & hips sometimes too
@@injanhoi1 I didnt do any sport or exercise when I was younger cause my mom only wanted me to focus in school works & beside school works she made me take classes on weekends & do extra school works on weekdays too & work full time in the summer and give her all my money plus doing all housework all year round😫😫😫😷. My childhood was not good, it was like I was programmed to do everything on my schedule so after I married & I had my own kids, I let me kids do all kind of sports at school, do martial arts & join gym too( this backfire cause after a few years of over do sports/ exercise, they dont want to do anything else so it's not good for kids to do too much)., meanwhile I tried lots of stuffs too like tennis, skiing, bowling, badminton, table tennis just to get experiences of it.
Interesting, but not even this book says what is ´ok´ in terms of amount. It says that one is gonna die if do this but, what to do to prevent? Cutting down means, not going anaerobic more than 2 a week? Not doing tempo too often? It is just scaring to know that too much is bad but even worse is not knowing how much is good.
@@Northwindbreeze True. :( I still do about 4-5 hours per week, because I'm addicted. ..LOL. I think the best would be to limit the duration to about 40-45 mins, maybe 3 times a week, spaced out with rest in between.
Yeah tell that david goggins
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Who takes steroids
@@AUSTIN-ss2zd if you don’t think David goggin can achieve his physique naturally then you’re delusional 😂. Anyone better than you is on steroids I’m assuming
David Goggins had to have major heart surgery
Because he had a huge hole in his heart ❤️
@@ima8533 that was a genetic condition, not from exercise.
I never have to worry about this lol
Lucky you are!
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I weight train and I do just enough endurance training to run away from gators, wasp and swamp gnats. More training needed for the gnats. Thanks Doc!
I think you’re missing the boat here Dr Berg. Chronic endurance exercise in type A , obsessive compulsive overachiever adrenal compromised people can result in heart issues. Few people push this hard. The rest of the population benefits greatly from regular cardiovascular training. In addition, recommending HIIT training to people with adrenal stress is a bad idea. Teaching people not to overtrain and how to recover serves them better in the long run.
Where is the ´heart´ emoji, I would give you one. This video is bringing more than awareness but fear. It is too unclear and what people will do instead? Get hurt doing HIIT as if it heaven. HIIT is healthy but many will get injured just for having a typical tight psoas and calves.
@@herbbowler2461 agreed.
Spot on.
Facts
More is not always better! Any good thing can be overdone to the extreme! For me it's a brisk walk for about an hour maybe 3X a week!
Agree and I do excatly the same thing.
Yeah but I want to go
Now I am worried. I do 3 hours of walking at least 5X and one long run per week. I am 55. Will cut back a little.
@@aljanet1514 I'm not an expert but I don't think walking is a problem. If you were to that much with running, I think it would be a problem. While walking, you heat rate is not as high over a sustained period of time. I think this causes the problems discussed in the video. But like I said, I'm not an expert.
@Eric That’s weak 🤦🏻♂️
I love u doctor berg.. u r the one who saved me from anemia.. ur suggestion of having acv after meal worked like magic for me... I changed several doctors they gave me iron supplements ... but they didn't work for me..I use to eat meets eggs veggies.. but still I was low in iron.. the main problem was the absorption...btw I'm from India.. always pray for u nd ur family.. I love u..
Hi… what was the cause of your anemia ?And how you treated with acv 🙏
What is acv can you explain for me
@@anuradhapiridi1754 apple cider vinegar
Weight lifting and running are excellent exercises for heart if done in moderation. Some people do too much workout. I read so many painful stories of athletes suffering from cardiac problems. Anything in excess is bad. There is a need to spread this message. Thanks to berg for informing people to be careful.
Yes but Not weight lifting, bz it's comes in HITT, continuous cardio and jogging
Yes, they work for me too.
The Greek guy who fell over dead after running 26 miles to give the city the news of the
Battle of Marathon, proves your point most pertinently.
Tom No, that’s a false interpretation. The book is discussing what happens over a long period of time with extreme endurance exercise, not an acute effect.
The guy who ran from the battlefield back to Athens most likely was a trained distance runner.
No he doesnt...the greek guy ran more thn 300 miles in 4 days...took part in the battlr and thn ran another 26 miles to deliver d news...anyone wld drop dead
@@rahulgogoi8335 thus proving Dr Berg's point
@@Magneticlaw even Kipchoge's weekly mileage is 140...so if u think 140miles/7 days with proper rest and nutrition is equal to 326miles/5 days without proper rest shitty food plus fighting in battle with loads of metal gear thn yes...
HITT and weighlifting are the best exercise. Your body and heart are designed to handle short term stress very well, but not the long term.
Ok, but how much is a decent recommendation? What intensity and time is decent for a 50 years old? vs for someone in their 30s? Everything is just ´this and that´but not a clear guideline.
NorthWind I do 500 metres on the rowing machine every second day. A minute and a half of pain and it’s over.
@@goolagoonya8140 alright. cheers.
I’m 49 and do hitt and weights
Jon Irwin Mate I am 51. I do push,pull, legs, rest day then repeat. 100% keto carnivore. Don’t lift super heavy just enjoy the lifestyle.
Heart is meant to work for certain numbers of cycles (millions) during the normal life, hard workout will consume more cycles and reduce the heart life. Very simple,
Everything in excess can damage you, excessive cardio can damage your heart, excessive lifting can damage your joints and produce a lot of wear and tear, excessive eating makes you overweight, got to find a balance
For the average joe this doesn’t matter at all.
Agreed
@John Lennon Dont be so dramatic. The studies were conducted on the elite. It clearly states that people were pushing themselves over their limits over and over and during so many years. An avarage joe cant keep even a 10 min over a threshold therefore not doing long enough to scare the heart.
Look at the western world, the main problem isnt people dying because of exercise, but rather the opposite.
What is your point? Not all teachings are meant for the average "Joe". Let it speak to those it is meant to.
My mom developed bradycardia, she was an athletic athlete, she was used to endurance training, then bcs some reasons she stopped training, some time later she was diagnosed with bradycardia and she used pace makers since 1995, 2 times changed since
I worked out with someone who was a marathon runner, she is in her late fifties and has had to have to hip replacements, and can no longer run, but she is still killing it in the gym doing crossfit routines!
And now this video comes out? I ran 4 hours nonstop yesterday just for a training run for a 45 mile ultramarathon coming up in September. At 44 years old, should I stop now? Nope! Everybody's gotta die sometime, might as well be running!
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Something must kill a man... 😀
When you are laying in bed you wish otherwise. Makes you humble.
Are you still alive
This is true. I was training in swimming for 15 years and at some point had heart problem which doctors couldn’t tell what is wrong. Then I noticed I had some “pause” in between the beats like it was longer than normal. Now I stopped training in endurance and do static exercise for strength and flexibility. Feeling much better in the heart.
Me too I used to overrun on the Thredmil.i used to do high speed for one hour and before I stop I used to do the maximum high speed for 60 Seconds ( every
Cardiologist does not have an idea what's wrong, but I have the feeling something is wrong. Normal heart rate for me is 39 to 42, and it's not easy to get it over 120. Missing beats (no extra systoles) and sometimes the heart rate doubles for some seconds, mostly in rest.
Did a test, and VO2max was 69, that cannot really be explained, because I'm no athlete and 61 years old, in very good condition though.
Don't trust my heart... Which leads to fear.
@@asphalthedgehog6580 i have the same issue....im 27. use to box and play football... random chest pains and trouble breathing.
@@dontworry1568 I did a box training once, but my heart reacted so weird I almost got a panic attack. It's not a pleasant idea that exercise causes fear. The best thing for me to remember is: my father had an unstable () heart, and he got 98 years and didn't die because of heart issues.
What is static excercise? Anarobic excercise (heavy weight lift)?
Endurance athletes typically follow a diet high in carbohydrates, often high glycemic. I wonder how much the resulting oxidative stress and inflammation plays a role in these heart attacks in seemingly healthy and middle aged athletes.
@Big Smoke less then 5%
@Big Smoke no it aint.
@Big Smoke so, it's just food, forget your hobbies
But if they do eat enough antioxidants and protein, nothing will happen as they age
@@wadericky513 not true
One problem with this theory is that when endurance athletes have enlarged hearts, discovered through medical procedures or autopsy, the condition is automatically blamed on to much exercise. They are never tested for steroid use. Anabolic steroids enlarge the heart in a pathological manner. When athletes die of heart attacks, they are not tested for steroid use. Personally, I believe the pathological enlargement of the heart is mostly due to steroid use. Exercise does enlarge the heart, but not in a pathological manner.
I'm 29. I do 20-40 minute workouts 4 days a week. Try to keep it at that so my body also has time to rest!
Hunter gathers can cover 10 miles a day seven days a week. Only those that are pushing the body to the most extreme levels can develop issues.
Train 5 days a week with 2 or 3 runs is not going to cause people issues.
@@bighands69they aren't running 10 miles without breaks , they run for a half a mile then walk miles and then run a little . It's not the same
Do strength training (progressively) three times a week (squat, deadlift, ohp, barbell row, chin-up, bench) and take three "brisk" ten minute walks a day (morning, noon and evening). It is literally all you need when it comes to workout.
Isn't it ok to walk 30 min at a time?
@@evamariesneed-rodriguez7047 No, anything more than 10 minutes and you'll get a heart attack according to Dr.Berg.
@@kritav1111 😂
Lazy mans excuse not to workout
Don't listen to some guy who looks like he's never worked out
Morrow, I will argue you are wrong. I recommend push-ups, pull ups, sit-ups and walking at least 3,000 steps every day. It's worked for me for the past 24 years. No where are artificial weights on the list.
Better to run than be completely sedentary...
Better walking fast and long distance.
@@DebbieTDP or maybe even sprinting instead to not be doing it as long as well yet to still get a higher intensity as well...
Only exercise I do is walking 2 miles a day takes me 53 minutes I'm down to 50 to 48 minutes now on my 2 mile walk not rushing it just walking😉
Oh yes Partner, I stopped running and jogging for almost 5yrs now. I only go for long distance walk, and by the way I do cycling every Friday evening too. Trust me you will feel better than ever.
That would be my same question, I walk for about one hour every day, briskly, and I'm loving the results. I'm assuming brisk walks aren't part of "endurance" training?
@@LaughinLoneStar I was wondering the same thing! I walk every day for 60 to 75 minutes, about 4-5 miles
I cannot believe that people fear running which is one of the most natural things a person can do. Hunter gathers will cover 10 miles per day with some of that being running.
People that run 100 miles per week are going to have issues but that is not to say every person who runs is going to have an issue.
This could explain my Sudden Cardiac Arrest 15 miles into a 56 mile charity bike ride.
I didn't have any symptoms before or any pain in my Chest / left arm etc.
I'm a vegetarian don't drink or smoke and wasn't on ANY meds prior to the SCA.
I'D had my blood tested before and all was good. My resting heart beat has always been low ( 50 bmp )
I ended up needing a triple bypass ( arterial plaque loosened & created the blockage ).
I'd ridden over 3000 miles in the build up to the event, slowly building up to 30 miles most days & had rested for a few days before the ride.
And, before you ask, NO, there was no family history of HA /heart problems in my family on both sides
Glad you're okay 🙂
Do you mind if I ask, have you been doing endurance training in your life? How about stress?
@@Northwindbreeze
Hi,
I cycled approx 30 miles most days. Sometimes 60 mile round trip at the weekend without any problems. ..maybe a bit tired at the end of the 60 miles.(2×30 miles with a 6 hr break in between )
Slept very well after cycling.
Had one or two days off exercise per week.
As for stress, I have a stressful job, but the cycling helped to destress.
I hadn't felt this fit since I was in my teens / early 20s....
@@benpar8120 thanks. wow, it is really a secret thing this heart studies. There is not full understanding about how and what triggers in each person, since we are so individual. . . at least this is what I read today in a dutch website about exercising and heart problems.
Cheers for the reply and look after yourself.
Your heart wasn’t damaged from exercising. You just had plaque built up
Great Information! I was too lazy to ever do endurance training; therefore, I dodged that bullet of having a damaged heart!
When I started regulating what I was eating and drinking, that is when I started losing weight, feeling, good, lots of energy, and sleep well.
It is so sad to think how we grew up being brainwashed by the TV full of ads that really do influence your eating. I see this so clearly now.
Thank GOD for the internet to open the world to truths on food along with so many things in life.
What is sad, as well, is that most people can't see how GOD's foods are the foods we need to eat and feel great until the day we are taken up or perish bodily!
Love 4Truth!
I spent years working a landscaping job, pushing mowers and working 10 to 12 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week and noticed that at rest my heart would typically only beat about 50 times per minute. Now, about 20 years later, I still have a resting heart rate that is at or below the average. About 55 to 60 per minute. The better shape you're in, the slower your heart will beat and I'm overweight and still have a heart rate that is boarding on bradycardia but that is normal within athletes and those who are in good shape.
I’ve been a long distance runner for 40 years, thanks for the heads up Doc.
During the early 90's I was a endurance cyclist, I rode 170 miles a week with a sustained heart rate of 150 BPM. My resting heart rate first thing in the morning was in the upper 30's. Even today my resting heart rate is in the low 60's and I'm 69 now. I always believed that the lower heart rate was due to a increased vascular system which i still believe is correct. A nurse once told me after checking my pulse (back then) that I should wear a medical tag stating this low rate was normal for me.... I have read that all endurance athletes have an enlarged heart...
Your lucky you have amazing genetics
This is so true. Last week, I attended the funeral of my friend’s 22 year-old son. He was young, and very, very active. He was a competitive cyclist. After a hard day of training, he went to sleep and never woke up. He had suffered a heart attack. Very, very sad.
Yup, that's why I make it a point to never do any activity, this will ensure I live a long and healthy life.
Sal Blaz Excuse me??? I knew this chap, you fool! He had ABSOLUTELY NO medical problems. The pathologist said that they are seeing more and more of these deaths among young adults because of constant over-exertion. How dare you tell me I don’t know his medical history. Try telling that to his bereaved parents, you twit!
Kritav Shah 😆😆😆
OMGosh ‼️ I am so sorry for your friend's loss. Such a young person... That's never ez... 💕🙏🏼
Evamarie Sneed-Rodriguez Thank you so much💕. I felt deeply for him because that was their only child. I too have only one child aged 21. I don’t know how I could continue living if I lost him.
Yes. When I was in college, I was training in high performance for my cycling team. Also, I was a folklore dancer. After one year of getting exercise very intense, my heart passed me the bill. I got a stroke at 20 years old. It was the worst pain I’ve ever had. I wasn’t able to walk, yell. I just felt on my couch and prayed so hard. After that, my mom took to the cardiologist. He diagnosed me with a bradycardia, Mobitz 2.. something like that. The doctor told me I will have to use a pass maker in future. He didn’t tell me if I was born with that condition or I just developed for getting high intensity exercise. Doctors at hospital told me that my condition was very normal in high performance athletes. Now, I just try to stay healthy with exercise and diet. Stay safe!! Everything should be take easy. Less is more. Blessings for you ❤
Being a competitive runner for 63 years I agree with him to a point, newest research shows intense exercise is better for your heart than a long endurance run provided you train smartly, no more than 2 days per week of intense running which means bringing your heart rate to max. Problem with many marathoners is that they go the starting line with a long run of 5 miles so in that instance i agree with this Doctor. I have a terrible family history of cardiac issues, running has saved my life at least 2x, if you are concerned go to a Cardio Doc get a calcium artery test and Echo cardio gram. Remember the heart is a muscle and like any muscle it has to be worked, just do it correctly.
i hope people dont confuse this with doing long walks for over an hour, or even power walks, they are very unlikely to trigger this due to the lower intensity, it is daily joggers, runners, sprinters that do multiple 1hr + sessions every day that stand to experience the issue. (afaik)
For years I workout 🏃🏻♀️🏋🏻♀️ 90+ min 5-6x/week and 2+ hrs tennis 🎾 4-5x/week and So far NO heart problems. Best is listen to ur body. Exercise to stay strong but know ur limit. 💪🏽😤😤😤
Great timing - in my 50s and just diagnosed with sinus bradycardia (low heart beat of 54) and left ventricular hypertrophy - I’ve put it down to years of intense spin classes which this video confirms. No more spin for me - just light 5km jogging, weights and some HIIT! Thanks Dr Berg.
U r still doing much more than average
Age plays a part in this as well and sometime extreme exercise.
How are you now?
Isn’t HIIT the same as spinning
Its been known for years excercise shortens your life expectency, many heart surgeons see enlarged hearts and hardend hearts an arteries in many people in their 30s and 40s, these people have one thing in common, excercise.
Over-excercise, not ordinary exercise.
Yeah, I thinking walking and manual labor are the only real "exercises" the human body needs if we are not overeating..
I always look to the Bible for my answers to life.. Jesus did a lot walking and a lot of fasting... and He worked a blue collar job..
I don't see Him going for a morning run everyday in scripture.. lol. 😂
So we shouldn't exercise? What to do to keep the body healthy...
Thanks so much Dr. Berg for covering such a hardly touched topic. Please make more videos on heart failure, heart enlargement, heart valve prolapse, medications, exercises for preventing and managing heart diseases.
Charles Atlas always said "train don't strain"
I have read the book, i feel tht this is for the competive athlete who is training more than 1 hr per day without stop, working out beyond the comfortable zone.. I do train every day but only doing endurance exercise without stopping for maximum 30 mins while the remaining 30 minutes is within my comfortable pace...
May dad runs like 10 miles every day and so.etimes even a half marathon,he just recently finished a FULL Triathlon (3,8km swimming,180km cycling and 42km of running)and he never had any heart problems.
Every cardiologist these days knows that endurance exercise at 85% has lifesaving benefits... That's why heart stress tests are done on patients making them do resistance exercise at 85% of their capabilities to see if there is anything wrong with their vascular system... If someone already has a blockage in the arteries he won't be able to do endurance exercise...
Endurance can kill you. I was once a top athlete and trained for the Royal marines. I pushed to hard and looking back, its not normal to train like that.
I have a resting heart rate of 48 and I cycle run almost everyday for years now. I don’t have any problem with the size nor the beats of my heart. This is giving a wrong impression in my opinion.
this. Exactly, it has been thrown out here this threat but not enlighting anybody with a ´watch out´ word.
Thanks for your comments, makes me feel better!!..cuz I have been running (45-60 mins) regularly for almost 6 months and have noticed my resting heart rate hovering around 45-55bpm! I was a bit scared if something had gone wrong, although I don't feel anything abnormal!
Dr Berg never said in the video that it affects everybody that cycle and run... He specifically stated that its MOSTLY common between endurance athletes such as triathletes, marathon runners etc.
I see, this is what happened to me last year after running excessively everyday somewhere between 3 km to 10 km . It led me to take hiatus from running for 6 months.
I ran 3K every other day for twelve years, until I blew out my knee. My heart was fantastic. I think I was in the "goldilocks zone" of exercise.
I blew out my knee running on the beach at Corpus Christi. Beach running is the kiss of death. One foot constantly landing higher than the other is not good.
As for me I started to feel acute pain in my left chest, (though I had been running for 3 years up to that point but not with as much regularity as in that year), even only after few steps and it lingered for 6 months.
Lol running 3 to 10km is nothing for a healthy person, in no way is that unhealthy, you probably had other health issues there
I went for checkup, and there was no other health issues. Doctor asked me to take rest.
I'm not even sure why athleticism is considered "healthy". I think we just associate it with being healthy, because we see so many clearly unhealthy people who are particularly unathletic, but that doesn't mean going to the opposite end of the spectrum is healthy.
The key is balancing the components.. strength , stamina , speed and flexibility .. overdo or underdo one of these and you're out of balance..The criteria would be your quality of life ... e.g medically,.socially , family wise , sexual health ...if you suffer in one of these , there's something with your fitness goal.. Remember fitness is the ability to accomplish day to day tasks with ease and not torture yourself just to have a beach body or break olympic records..
At 56 I got heart rhythm disorder, after years of endurance sports. After a few cardioversions and taking beta blockers, I got an ablation and doing fine. However, for me no more then 3 to 4 hours of endurance training per week now. I read the Haywire heart a few years ago; a good read!
This is very interesting information, it makes a lot of sense. There was a runner back in the 70s who also wrote a book on running , his name was Jim Fixx. He died of a heart attack at an early age. Look at all the marathon runners, there body’s are very stressed looking.
You can't judge a book by it's cover Mr. Nick.
Jim Fixx
@Nicholas You don’t know what you’re talking about 🙄
Their bodies are not looking all stress. We actually look fit, younger and much better
no every long distance runner looks sick. running is catabolic. its a fact it eats muscle. if your young go for it but over 50 your asking for trouble.
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@@Ultrarunner41stop the coping
Marathon or endurance runners bodies look deteriorated
I swim non-stop at a very leisurely pace for 1 hour 4-5 times a week, I don’t think this is bad at all.
Dr. Berg misses some important endurance training points. 80-85% of training done by endurance athletes are zone 2 or low intensity training. Just research Dr. Phil Maffetone and Dr. Stephen Seiler. Yes there are training blocks that are high intensity but that makes up 15-20% of the training volume of endurance athletes. You need to do both long, sustained exercise and short, high intensity efforts to build a well-rounded heart. Both have different physiological adaptations. You also have to take into account rest days and even a week or two so the body can get back into homeostasis.
I think some schools should know about this when they are training kids for sports.
Cricket 81 Yes!!!!!! My son played hockey at the elite level, and the coaches pushed those ponies too damned hard! All the football players.....yes! Great point!
Yes. We are just pushed to suffer and this culture is detrimental
Kids aren’t pushed enough at school to excercise
Dr Berg have you heard about ‘earthing’? I believe it’s about connecting our bodies with earth. We need to walk barefoot on the ground to benefit from its electrical elements. The earth will heal all our inflammation in our body? I was thinking of purchasing an earthing bed sheet because it will help me to sleep well. Please advise! Thank you.
Jamie Mccallum I have not heard of this but already I love the concept! I have SUCH soft feet from monthly pedicures so on hard surfaces I always get some stupid thorn or something, but I will make sure I try to walk out in my field barefoot more. I love this. Thank u!
Exercise yes, in moderate intensity 150min per week. 50min per week for high intensity. Google it. One shall no fear of exercising. This book shows what it became of the heart when people training for years, 5 times a week, what's different than hitting the gym 2x heard a week.
Thank you
[Too much] endurance exercise can damage the heart; most likely there are going to be problems with the joints, not the heart (at reaching certain age)
200 miles bike ride included?lol
Yup, joints tend to wear the hell out! Kinda like old car parts?!😂😎
Read about how some of the most elite cycling Pros having to wake in the middle of the night just to ride their bike for a while so their HR would rise to safe levels. If not, the HR would be so slow there was a real risk of the heart stopping. Crazy!
that was for the blood dopers to make sure they kept the blood flowing and not clotting
exactly this ´elite´. This book is almost useless for those who hit the bike or whatever endurance 3 times per week. The book talks about years and years of training AND competition.
So you’re telling me there’s no way I get of this alive.. (1hr a day 5 days a week doesn’t seem to class as endurance to me)
I'm a Martial Artist and that's pretty interresting, I did the test of my recovery heart rate that you also recommended, the result was 79 beats recovered per minute. I'll study more, thank you very much Dr Berg!
I personally know a woman who wanted to be an olympic swimmer and now in her 40s she is having serious heart issues
Poor lady
Good morning Dr. Berg!
It's afternoon here
This happened to me. My HN got to sliw and erratic. I was a marathoner. It was reversed as was discussed in this video with interval training. I learn so much with Dr. Bus videos. I actually am thinner and stronger now at 54 than I was at 36-42 when I was endurance racing.
Being a marathon runner does not mean a person is in the extreme ranges. The problem most marathon runners have is that they over train.
People can be marathon runners and not over train.
So it's better to do HIIT or sprints?
Ran 33 miles and a day later I had edema( swollen legs calf down), elevated legs during sleep and got rid of swollen legs for the most part, but woke up with irregular heart rhythm
Thats scary… why did you get edema? Is it because you weren't accustomed to run that many miles? you didn't train many months before to slowly work up to being able to run 33 miles?
Everything you said in the video was really make sense to me. I was an athelete. My HR is 52 bpm. I have dilated RV. I have pvc. I also having svt sometimes. Now i m waiting to do RFCA procedure to cure the svt problem.
That's what I read years ago, too much endurance exercise bad for heart. Too much of anything is bad. Moderation is key. Too much of a good thing becomes bad. Dr.Berg true expert!
Wow, my job is in a big box retail, fast as you can job. 5 days a week 7 plus hours. I hope I am not at risk for heart problems.
Very stressful for your mental state as well! That job don't care about people, it's all about freaking production. If you were to drop dead they'd replace you before your body could even be removed! Find another job, dude. Life is short and sounds like that horrible job will make it even shorter!!😉
I am 43. I exercise everyday. I reach 23K steps daily. I don’t see my life any other way. Keeps me moving and keeping up with my little bounce off the wall boys.
It also keeps the quality of your life high! Good Job!
The key to long healthy life is exercise in moderation, stay active consistently.
Plenty of dead bodybuilders too. Some very very young
Absolutely. I have never understood the fanaticism about body-building. It comes as an obsessive *body-image* thing?
Well that used to be me. I was in the sport of bicycle racing for over 25 years, and for a while I was averaging over 15,000 miles per year of bike riding. And not unusual for my heart rate to be in the 40s. I stopped racing, and long distance training rides, over 10 years ago, and am now in my late 50s. Now I do just short rides with HIIT. My normal HR is still in the 50s. Hopefully not keeling over anytime soon.
Dr. berg...the book looks like a well worth read. I'm sure it will answer most of the questions people have posted here. Your 4 min video was a perfect introduction. Thanks!!
I try so hard going to the gym nearly every day also using leg weights while working as an amazon delivery driver running at each stop! All to make this inspirational video, now I feel like I am gonna die!
This is relatively pretty difficult to do unless you are training for marathons or constantly training at a high intensity of cardio very frequently. Good info though
How much do you think this has something to do with the amount of sugar that most endurance athletes consume to excess? I'd be interested to see the differences between low carb and high carb endurance athletes. Take a look at the junk food spread at any ultramarathon aid station and tell me that ingesting ungodly amounts of junk food during these events doesn't have a compounding affect on heart health.
“The body’s natural rhythm”
Great mantra for everything
Great video, but Eliud Kipchoge looks fine till now. Some footballers died in the field because of heart attacks, but that's because they had heart conditions
It needs to be emphasized that this problem can only happen to elite athletes whose heart rates drop to the 30-40 bpm, which excludes the overwhelming majority of those who exercise/jog. I've been very active all my life and my resting heart rate is 60 bpm, so I don't have to worry about it.
@@injanhoi1 'Running too much' is not quantifiable, what's quantifiable is your resting heart rate and, if it's in the 30-40 range, then the problem of being out of sync with other heart pacemakers in the body can materialize, as the doctor mentioned.
Interesting! They used to say endurance exercise was the best...now it seems that short, intense sessions are better...gotta keep up with the science! =D
Thank You so much Dr Berg = we learn a lot from you each day, yAy!
I used to be obsessed on bike, every other day but the good thing was, relatively short rides @ 1hour. Now one year watching this channel, I bike 2 a week and it feels very good. BP 72/114. Over night I might get 45 heard beats per min, normally it ranges 58-70.
Good job. My BP this morning 68/119 and 52 BPM. The numbers tell us that we have strong, supple, hearts working perfectly.
Tom Sounds good 👌🏻
So how much exercise should we do a week ? I’m lost by this lol
I’m sure he has a video about how fruits and vegetables are bad for us
Yeah and don’t forget loosing bone density as well .. pro cycling teams are regularly tested for osteoporosis .. in their 20’s no less!
This video has made me a bit nervous. I only jog 2 to 3 times a week for a half mile and no other intensive exercise. Started this about two years ago when I began keto. At 70 yo my heart rate is 45 and blood oxygen 96 (measured with a pulse oximeter) in the morning before I get out of bed.
I think what this shows is that exercise is like everything else. The key is moderation.
I was doing high endurance exercise routines and developed PVC's. However, I was also on a medication that could have caused it as well.
I did cut back on my endurance training and now do more of a combination of strength and endurance. I also started a regiment of breathing exercises inspired by Wim Hoff's methods and my pvc's have largely disappeared.
This is not to say that any of this was the cause or the cure. After being diagnosed I started doing a deep dive and found that science does not fully understand pvc's and they can start and stop for no apparent reason.
Can you do a video on weight training and its effects on the heart and circulation?
Hi! Thank you for the video suggestion. I will check with Dr. Berg about doing a video on this!
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Fantastic information. I am a 58 yr old woman who runs 5 --7 miles 2/3x a week in addition to walking 1-2 hours 2/3x a week with no symptoms of what you talk about, but it's good to be aware.
I only walk for 30-40 minutes 3x a week. Dancing to music is my cardio and that's if I'm in the mood. I do squats and lift a little weight almost every day. That's it for me.
I hope this is not the case here but some keto promoters claim that one can do keto, eat as many calories as they want, and they don't need to exercise... This is wrong, because the liver and the cells have a limited absorbtion capabilities and number of receptors for say cholesterol... Too much calories even from fat can lead to atherosclerosis, early aging fatty liver and such as the liver will downregulate the receptors for protein carrier of cholesterol ... So, keto diet still requires calorie restriction and exercise, especially among those at risk for cancers, glioblastoma especially...
Could it be possible dehydration contributes to heart problems as well?
I watched your interview with Ghaida. I don't know how to believe it. You are very kind, this girl exaggerates her words and her psychological state, not membership, but she only wanted to attract the attention of others
Had to cut back on mine. My HR was getting as low as 42 bpm. Now its around 56.
My friend got changes in bp due to stress..
One big hospital in nearby city told him to implant artificial pacemaker...
He went to a small hospital near ny
....the doctor there told ..its just little stress and treated ..
He is completely okay...even playing football nicely now...😂
I had a heart attack in 2023. Im 53, excericsed 5 times a week, was fit. Heart disease runs in my family, so irrespective of my routines, my diet, it happened. But one thing i did learn when i went on post heart attack support forums was how suprised i was at talking to other people some younger, older,same age as me who did long distance cycling, running were a hell of a lot fitter than me, who also had heart attacks. Cardiologists are of the opinion that excess stress on the cardiovascular system with such excericse can cause damage, so as with everything in life, moderation is key.
Vaxxed?
Not only is it bad for your heart, exercise can also causes knee damage, ankle damage, back damage, shoulder damage, myoplasia syndrome, chronic fatigue, cartilage damage, tendon damage and muscle damage. Not to mention, if you exercise outside, you significantly increase your risk of getting assaulted, murdered or raped. You need to determine how much risk you want to take. and for many os us, exercise is not worth it.
Moral of the story
- Live life in moderation
Be it in diet or exercise or any other aspect and you will live long and happy.
Thanks!! I have had issues with PVC off and on for years.....had a cardiologist tell me I had an athlete's heart but didn't know what that meant! I still workout 6-7 days a week....I may need to back off.
When I was an athlete in a rowing team, I trained 6-8 times a week. We would regularly do a 2000 metre row at max power in the fastest time possible. After doing the “2k test” I would feel like I had a hangover for at least 24 hours. I also went to a doctor about the heart beats thing (palpitations) and she said it was normal in athletes.
Pushing the body to the maximum can have a price to be paid. But that is not to say people cannot do running or intense activities or even sports.
I think with elite athletes they over do it without any real gain for that extreme program.
@@bighands69 I completely agree
@@gregoryashton same here. I also went to the doctor and they said nothing was wrong with my heart. Later in life i got fat-then thin-then fat again (i had little time to workout due to work). Now I was going to do my intense routine again to lose weight but then i saw this video and maybe i need to moderate it. My routine was 2-3hrs of HIIT and jogging (i walk if im at my limit) 6 days a week. Anyways, hope you're doin great there 👍
@@boltzcorsino7782 Good to hear. I'd be careful doing HIIT after the weight yo-yo'ing a bit though, especially as you get older. I'm now more mindful about not going so intense on training. Also with all the sudden adult death stats I've been reading about, I decided to do light cardio in the week and am now weight training more. All the best to you
I don't bother with endurance cardiovascular trainings. BUT I Definitely do hell lot of endurance muscular exercises. Nothing will take that away from me. 0 issues ever and keeps me young...