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A few weeks ago, news broke out that The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper had a heart attack<\/a> while working out. \u00a0Thankfully, he is going to be just fine<\/a>. \u00a0He has said that heart issues run in his family and his mother died from a heart attack, so this is most likely a genetic issue. \u00a0He’s a very lucky man.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, after this, I’ve seen comments online from people saying things like “See, exercising and being fit clearly doesn’t mean you’re healthy” and “If he didn’t work out so much, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.”<\/p>\n

Well, you’re not Bob’s doctor, nor are you all seeing, so you don’t know if that is true or not, now do you? \u00a0I bet you’re not even a doctor at all.<\/p>\n

To quote from a USA Today<\/a> article<\/p>\n

While vigorous exercise can sometimes act as a\u00a0trigger for a heart attack, it\u2019s less likely to happen in someone who is already fit, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. The overall heart benefits of exercise \u201cfar outweigh\u201d any risk, the group says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPhysical fitness and a heart healthy diet don\u2019t confer immortality,\u201d but do lower risks, says Prediman K. Shah, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai in\u00a0Los Angeles. Good health habits also help people recover from heart attacks and prevent recurrences, he says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So no. \u00a0The exercise was likely not the trigger for the heart attack, and because Bob is so fit, that’s likely why he survived and will recover. \u00a0Sure, his genetics tried to take him down, but his healthy habits are what kept him alive. \u00a0And of course, he’s going to make some dietary changes to make sure that he is doing everything he can to keep his heart healthy.<\/p>\n

It’s so sad to see people use someone else’s health issues as a reason to not exercise. \u00a0“This could potentially kill me, so I’m not going to do it.” \u00a0You know what else could potentially kill you? \u00a0Just about everything. \u00a0Airplanes, cars, falling vending machines, the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

So if you’re using Bob Harper’s heart attack as an excuse to sit on the couch and eat chips because then you won’t die of a heart attack in the gym, you’re fooling yourself. \u00a0(Okay, so if you never go to the gym, you won’t die of a heart attack there, but that’s just semantics.) \u00a0In general, being active is healthier than being inactive. \u00a0Eating well 50% of the time is healthier than eating well 5% of the time.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0doesn’t mean you have to be skinny, and I certainly don’t think you should use any of The Biggest Loser’s tactics to get “healthy.” \u00a0In fact, the tactics that they and many others use to “shed the weight” are ultimately unhealthy and bad for your body. \u00a0Instead, I think Bob’s heart attack is a reminder that even though we can’t change our genetics, we do have some ability to change\u00a0how those genetics impact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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