AISTS SPORT MEDICINE PODCAST

IS RUNNING MARATHONS HEALTHY FOR YOU?

Discover the world of sport management through the AISTS Sport Medicine podcast, featuring interviews with leading experts, professionals and academics.

Sport medicine is one of the scientific disciplines of the AISTS Master of Advanced Studies programme and is led by Dr Boris Gojanovic. It brings participants up to speed with the current challenges in maintaining a healthy and performing human athletic body.  Did you know that every time your foot hits the ground when running, the stress of 3 to 4 times your body weight is absorbed by the ankles, knees, hips and lower back? In this month’s AISTS Sport Medicine podcast Gonzalo Lasarte and Paola Lopez pose the question – is marathon running good for you. They take a close look at the pro’s and con’s of long distance running and the hot topic of sudden death in runners. 

Get all the facts for long distance running here:

To learn more about the AISTS Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology, visit www.aists.org/MASinSportAdministration

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