When it comes to exercise it may be true that you can do too much or go too fast. It may seem counterintuitive but a new study finds that among cross-country skiers the risk of having a cardiac arrhythmia was highest in those who raced the fastest or most often.
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In a paper published in the European Heart Journal, Swedish researchers report on more than 50,000 participants in the Vasaloppet, an enormously popular 90 kilometer cross-country skiing event that takes place each year in Sweden. Previous research has shown that Vasaloppet participants are, not surprisingly, healthier than other Swedes across a broad range of measures. The new research, however, shows that those participants who finished with the fastest times or who completed more races were more likely to develop an arrhythmia.
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