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How does endurance running affect your heart?

Canadian Running Magazine · 9/29/2026, 16:06:51

Canadian Running spoke with Dr. David Martin, a cardiologist at Mass General Brigham, for World Heart Day about heart changes from endurance training, including enlarged heart chambers known as athlete's heart, resting heart rates under 60 bpm or even in the 30s to 40s, and higher coronary artery calcium that is usually in the artery wall rather than blocking it.

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