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One man's "ultra excercise" is the next man's  warmup.
Keith
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From: "Bruce Weary DC" <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 10:35 AM
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>   There is varying evidence in the literature regarding the effects of 
> "ultra-exercise." I've had the opportunity several times to interview 
> one to the foremost authorities on exercise and it's effects, Dr. Ken 
> Cooper, of the Cooper Institute, in Dallas. Dr Cooper is an icon in the 
> field of health and fitness, and is actively engaged in ongoing solid 
> research in those fields. He is the guy who actually coined the term 
> "aerobics" back in 1968, and has been President Bush's personal 
> physician since 1989. He was considered for the position of Surgeon 
> General, but the last time we spoke, he said "I couldn't afford the cut 
> in pay."
>  He has written several books, and a recent one called "The 
> Anti-Oxidant Revolution" addresses the issues of the effects of 
> increased free radicals produced in some ultra-athletes and the negative 
> effects they can have on all tissues of the body, especially the heart 
> and blood vessels. I remember him telling me about the guy who had done 
> the world record numder of marathons, over 500, dropped dead of a heart 
> attack at 63.
>  There will be variations, and exceptions to the rule, but he cautioned 
> against "ultra-exercise" for most folks, and that moderate exercise 
> seemed to hold the most benefits and carry less risk. He also 
> recommended an "anti-oxidant cocktail" of certain vitamins and nutrients 
> that those who engage in extreme exercise should take to help offset the 
> free radical damage.
>  As for myself, whenever I get the urge to "ultra-exercise" or run 100 
> miles in one day, I simply lie down until the feeling passes, knowing 
> I'm much healthier for it.   Dr Q
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