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Danny Kassap was one of the fittest people in the world when he was felled by a heart attack just several kilometers into the 2008 Berlin marathon. The 25-year-old Canadian marathon star survived thanks to a spectator who immediately began CPR, but a few weeks later, Alexei Cherepanov wasn’t... Can exercise increase my risk of a heart attack? Too cold or too hot to exercise?

his may be cold comfort for people who swear they are overcome by coughing fits or throat pain when they exert themselves in subzero conditions. For a long time, people have blamed “exercise-induced bronchoconstriction” (EIB), an asthma-like narrowing of the airways that leads to shortness of breath and coughing, on cold air. The condition affects between 4 and 20 percent of the population—but it’s the dryness of the air, not its temperature, that triggers the response. Read more: http://health.tipsandtriks.com/can-exercise-increase-my-risk-of-a-heart-attack-too-cold-or-too-hot-to-exercise/#ixzz2GHiDLqlG