By Dr. M.N. Ravi, Senior Heart Specialist and Clinical Director, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru
Regular gym goers and trained athletes are generally healthier than less active people and therefore less likely to have exercise-related cardiac arrest. Puneeth Rajkumar’s death led to extreme emotional reactions and almost cast a negative light on exercise activity in general. Actually the incidence of exercise-related sudden cardiac death is low and the benefits of regular exercise on both physical health and psychological well-being far outweigh the risks.
