jogging advise to mr sarkozy: change personal trainer!

[demoleft]

much discussion has been triggered these days by French President Sarkozy's collapse as he was jogging.
this is from the BBC today:

"The president, on a strict new diet and exercise regime, did not lose consciousness but needed to lie down, said officials, contradicting earlier reports that he had fainted.

It had been reported that he had suffered vasovagal syncope - a nerve condition in which exhaustion and dehydration can lead to a loss of consciousness due to a loss of blood pressure. But it seems he actually suffered a vasovagal episode, which is less intense.
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"It seems to have been triggered by a combination of the exertion of running, the strict diet he was on and dehydration from the heat", said Andy Dixon, editor of Runner's World magazine.

well i've been running (so harder than jogging) since 20 years now, and i know by experience that the first to perceive the "hazard" should be the runner himself, according to lifestyle, diet, feeling of one's own body, and on.

a collapse may always happen - but surely mr sarko and his trainers made their best to create the conditions for it.
at least, if we have to mind what mr dixon said.

much ado about nothing, all in all. mr sarko should simply dismiss his personal trainer. and if he's himself his personal trainer, hehe - well get one, mr president.

the bbc article, "Could jogging be bad for you?" is here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8170264.stm

ciao DUers.

[ananda]

1. It's just a matter of simple common sense..

.. to stay hydrated and to eat properly.

I think this shows what thin obsession does to people.

[demoleft]

2. really little careful he was, yes. n/t

[unpossibles]

3. While I agree that "thin obsession" is very damaging

I think you may be jumping to conclusions. There's a chance that his "strict diet" is not for weight loss, but for other reasons, including health issues. Maybe I missed it, but I did not see much detail on what his diet is or why he's on it.

Also, keep in mind that running is very intensive, and when I used to run and ride a bike a lot, I ate twice as much as I do now and was skinnier. I was not on a "diet" in the sense of trying to lose weight, but I suppose some could have seen my vegetarianism as a "strict diet" if they chose to, despite the fact that I ate like a horse.

I may be off base; like I said I did not see any information about him trying to lose weight. He's definitely doesn't look overweight to me. But sadly, there are many examples of people - mostly women - who look like they are dangerously starving themselves because of the desire to be as skinny as possible. Then again, when I was really skinny (my weight has gone back and forth a couple of times), I got sick of people assuming there was something wrong with me, when the reality was I did not own a car and biked 20 miles a day and did not eat meat.

[demoleft]

4. indeed there were no details on his diet...

...which is of course a private thing, so his entourage is clearly careful on details.

what i find surprising is that whatever the diet and reason for it no one around him advised him that jogging (and running even more) has diet requirements that must be satisfied - or one just puts his life at risk in full summer.

this complete lack of carefulness surprised me much. he's the president - so i suppose he's much looked after.

ciao!

[FarCenter]

5. Would a salt-restricted diet cause this problem for running in the heat?

[demoleft]

6. i'm not sure, but might be. runners drink minerals/vitamins enriched drinks now...

...because having only water causes unbalance with the salts in the body.

but i'm not sure, of course.