Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

I must have missed your references upporting a 90 minute limit on 
exercise.  Perhaps my news server didn't get that article?  Could you 
please repost?

On 11/20/2003 8:57 AM, John 'the Man' wrote:
> Once upon a time, our fellow jmk
>    rambled on about "Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity."
> Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
>
> Well, I have already presented my take on the situation.  :)
>
> Why don't YOU present us with the DETAILS and/or JUSTIFICATIONS for
> your different take on the 90 minute limit suggestion?
>
> What did you conclude from the article?
>
>
> > > When it comes to exercise, a lot of people like to take an extreme
> > > position.  Either they claim that they exercise because they do Hatha
> > > Yoga (ie, the extreme of deficiency), or they insist upon running in
> > > those 26 mile marathons (ie, the extreme of excess).  Marathon runners
> > > are really an insane group of people.
> >
> > I didn't have that take on the article at all.  I am no marathon runner 
> > but I do exercise for more than 90 minutes at a time at least once a week.
> >
> >
> > > "Many components of the immune system exhibit adverse change after
> > > prolonged, heavy exertion lasting longer than 90 minutes."  Thus, 90
> > > minutes should be the maximum length for all workworks, particularly
> > > for continuous exercise activities.
> >
> > Why do you think that 90 minutes should be the maximum length?  What 
> > makes you think that the human body was not designed for durations of 
> > activity?

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jmk in NC