Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

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 ...

>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?

How cute.

I got the part that you are objecting.

But, I cannot respond until you specify what your specific objections
are.  

>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?
>> 
>>