High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery calcification score

Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Saturday June 14, 2025 @04:42PM (#44278695)

  The researchers found that male athletes with an exercise volume of >3,000 MET-minutes/week showed higher mean coronary artery calcification (CAC) scores than nonathlete males (mean difference = 31.62). No difference in CAC was found for male athletes with 1,500 to 3,000 MET-minutes/week or female athletes with an exercise volume of 1,500 MET-minutes/week or greater.

Not sure what a MET minute is, but 3000 minutes per week is 7 hours per day, seven days a week. So, this sounds like a problem for approximately zero percent of the population.

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by Nappes on Saturday June 14, 2025 @07:16PM (#44279472)

Pace of 9 minute per mile is ~12 Mets/M

So maybe doing 30miles a week at that pace = 30Miles * 9 Min * 12 Mets/Min = 3000 Met/Mins/Wk

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Saturday June 14, 2025 @07:45PM (#44279596)

Ok, so say a four miles/day routine. High, but actually attainable for mortals.

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by BryanBigs on Saturday June 14, 2025 @05:07PM (#44278843)

Tennis is a 5MET activity, jogging/running can be 10+

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by adamgordonbell on Saturday June 14, 2025 @05:12PM (#44278877)

Chatgpt says it would be on the order of 8 hours of running a week. So similar to many marathon training routines.

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by PaulHoule on Saturday June 14, 2025 @05:12PM (#44278879)

My cardiologist told me I was doing too much cardio and I shouldn’t do more than an hour a day.

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Re:High-volume exercise tied to increased coronary artery ca... by drewbitt on Saturday June 14, 2025 @11:51PM (#44280406)

For the vast majority of the population, more exercise is better. But there is an upper limit to the cardiovascular benefits of exercise.

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