Two interesting articles

[Samazeuilh2]

Here are links to two interesting articles. The first one details the benefits of exercise in preventing AF (it’s not clear if this applies to those who already have AF). The second-an older one which has been posted before but can probably stand repetition-details the negative effects of even small amounts of alcohol on AF.

amp.theguardian.com/society...

amp.theguardian.com/society...

[jeanjeannie50]

I can't get into these posts easily Sam. They ask too many questions to enter and I'm not interested in doing that.

[Samazeuilh2 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi Jean, you should be able to access the article directly without any questions (there is just the usual reminder that you are leaving the website).

As an alternative you could Google: “Guardian exercise heart” for the first article “People who cram week’s exercise into two days still reap heart benefits – study”. For the second “Guardian alcohol AF”; the article is “Study finds one small alcoholic drink a day raises risk of irregular heartbeat.”

[mav7 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi jean

I accessed the article without issue.

If you have not, may want to consider cleaning your cache and running adw cleaner, link below. Not sure the adw cleaner works on mobile devices. You may have a browser hijacker that was responsible for those questions.

malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner

[Autumn_Leaves]

Can’t argue with that! Exercise good, alcohol bad. 👍

[mav7]

Below is a summary quote of the exercise article. Test involved 90K ppl in the UK.

Thanks for posting Sam. However, article does not mention how they determined the risk stats, through follow up of participants I would assume. Also, does not mention if participants had prior heart conditions. There is likely a more detailed report if anyone is interested.

No doubt it can be benefical to exericse for those with afib. But in close consult with the doctor.

The team, led by Dr Shaan Khurshid, a cardiologist, found that both concentrated and spread-out exercise were associated with lower cardiovascular health risks compared with inactivity. The risk of heart attack was 27% lower for weekend warriors and 35% lower for those who spread their exercise over the week

When the researchers looked at heart failure, the risk was 38% and 36% lower for weekend warriors and more regular exercisers, respectively. The risk of atrial fibrillation – abnormal heart rhythm – was 22% and 19% lower. For stroke, it was 21% and 17% lower.

“Physical activity concentrated within one to two days was associated with similarly lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes to more regular activity,” the authors write in the Jama journal. The work builds on other studies that have found benefits to health and fitness from weekend exercise.

[Samazeuilh2 in reply to mav7]

Here is a more detailed commentary on the findings: jamanetwork.com/journals/ja...