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NFT_goblin t1_jcs00j8 wrote

Reply to comment by Eve-3 in A Swedish study found elite male soccer players are 1.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease compared to population controls. A previous study from Scotland suggested that soccer players were 3.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease. by Wagamaga

I mean, I would have never guessed that soccer players take that much head trauma. If soccer isn't safe then what is even left, golf?

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Fit-Anything8352 t1_jcs5ogm wrote

Jogging, the OG sport that allowed humans to reach the top of the food chain. As long as you don't fall.

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Eve-3 t1_jct38cc wrote

The form most people use for running/jogging is usually terrible for the knees. Much better than messing up your brain, but not ideal.

I'd guess watersports as the least problematic. I don't recall hearing anything bad about swimming. (Looking forward to the comments saying why I'm wrong so I can learn something new)

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sweetbizil t1_jctajka wrote

Agreed, jogging is horrible on the joints and long distance low intensity especially. I do a lot of long distance running but I make sure I balance it out and keep my body strong to limit the joint damage. Sprinting does not suffer the same fate however and is very healthy in moderation.

As long as swimming isn’t done indoors I would agree. There is something really unsettling to me about swimming in an indoor pool that smells like a vat of radioactive liquid (to make it “safe” from other peoples’ bodily fluids).

In general, high intensity or low impact (elliptical, biking) training without brain trauma involved is going to be just fine long term imo.

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D74248 t1_jct6ycm wrote

My knees would like to say a few words. Fortunately, they cannot talk.

Speaking of which, time for my Celecoxib.

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