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To: dfwgator

When I think of running, I think of Jim Fixx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx


9 posted on 11/15/2019 8:57:00 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

The money quote:

“Cooper concluded that Fixx was genetically predisposed - his father died of a heart attack at 43 after a previous one at 35, and Fixx himself had a congenitally enlarged heart - and had an unhealthy life: Fixx was a heavy smoker before beginning running at age 36, had a stressful occupation, had undergone a second divorce, and his weight before he took up running had ballooned to 214 pounds (97 kg).[6] Medical opinion continues to uphold the link between moderate exercise and longevity.[7]”


26 posted on 11/16/2019 3:09:29 AM PST by utax
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