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This editorial discusses the potential long-term health implications of ultraendurance running on central body systems, highlighting the lack of research on long-term effects.
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This editorial highlights the need for research into the long-term health implications of ultraendurance running given its increasing popularity.
Dr Volker Scheer; v. scheer@ ultrasportscience. org © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Reuse permitted under CC BYNC. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION Participation in ultraendurance running (UER) has increased considerably, especially over the past 20 years the participation worldwide has risen from 5000 in 2000 to 300 000 in 2017. It includes running distances over 42.195 km, timed events over 6 hours duration or multiday or multistage events. Additionally, there is also an important increase in youth UER participation under the ages of 19 years. The longterm impact on human health due to extreme exercise bouts, such as UER, is largely unknown. Research in UER has primarily focused on acute physiological, biochemical and medical alterations immediately or shortly after UER events but longterm health effects have rarely been investigated. UER is considered one of the sports that causes the most functional and structural damage due to its high intensity and volume. UER usually affects antiinflammatory and proinflammatory responses leading to several acute preclinical and clinical issues. In this editorial, we aim to discuss some of the potential longterm health implications of UER based on central body systems.
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