<story><title>Is Running Good or Bad for Your Health?</title><url>http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/09/14/493803246/is-running-good-or-bad-for-your-health?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160914</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>nbschulze</author><text>I ran 80-90 miles per week while in college and continued running 20-30 per week for a couple of years after until my knee stopped cooperating (I&amp;#x27;m really looking forward to knee surgery in October).&lt;p&gt;I have experienced some of the described symptoms (irregular heartbeat and etc), but wouldn&amp;#x27;t have done much differently. Honestly, this article basically boils down to &amp;#x27;do what your body can handle&amp;#x27;.&lt;p&gt;People are different. Bodies are different. Some people can handle 120 miles per week. Some people struggle to run one. Running is obviously good for your health, just don&amp;#x27;t over do it. And stretch and foam roll, that&amp;#x27;s as important as anything.</text></comment>
<story><title>Is Running Good or Bad for Your Health?</title><url>http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/09/14/493803246/is-running-good-or-bad-for-your-health?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20160914</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jfoutz</author><text>&amp;gt; [Lee concludes his data] &amp;quot;don&amp;#x27;t support that more is worse. But more may not be better.&amp;quot; [Williams concludes] 40 miles a week [...] were 26 percent less likely to develop coronary heart disease than those running just 13 miles per week.&lt;p&gt;So to sum up, running is way way better than doing nothing. More than 40 miles a week &lt;i&gt;may&lt;/i&gt; have not only diminishing returns, but negative consequences.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;d guess most people here don&amp;#x27;t realize what a crazy time commitment running 40 miles a week actually is. Even if you can pull off 6 minute miles (4 hours&amp;#x2F;week), there&amp;#x27;s still a need for rest after the run, more sleep, more food, replacing shoes and clothes as they wear out. The extra time adds up.</text></comment>