my heart goes out to Rich Peverly of the Dallas Stars, who tonight collapsed on their team’s bench after a shift. The team says the knew of an existing heart condition.
Personally I have WPW ( Wolfe Parkinson White Syndrome ) which is a rapid heart beat, much like what Jonas Gustafson ( old leafs goalie ) had.
I was lucky to find that I had this early, it was a normal routine check up to go backon working on the cruise ships, we always need a medical, and when I did an EKG it came back abnormal. At this point I had only ran a number of marathons. My heart doctor advised me that if I wasn’t careful I could be that one person who collapses near the end of the run. Thanks to him, I have stopped running them.
It is never a bad thing to make sure you get your heart checked. As I always say, a 6 pack abs is no good if the 2 most important parts of your body don’t work (head, and heart)
Over the past 15 years, health and fitness have been a huge part of my life. As a kid, I grew up playing hockey during the winters and soccer during the summer to keep me in shape all year long. It wasn’t until the fall of 2005 that I fell in love with running, prompting me to run in four marathons, which led me to my new found passion in exercising.