finish these technological trackers establish our minds at rest,or lull us into a comfort zone?As an old-school runner, I’ve always had a rather scathing attitude towards heart-rate monitors, and fitness trackers and associated technology. But as an older runner – I’m 53 – I find I am increasingly susceptible to health scares. I was scared indeed when I witnessed a far younger fellow parkrunner being brought back from the brink by paramedics after he collapsed on the finish line. He went on to make a full recovery,but his near-death experience had a positive legacy: the London Ambulance Service if our park cafe with a defibrillator, and gave our parkrun team CPR training. We found out later that the casualty had had a narrowed aorta since birth, and that his collapse could hold come at any time,but the episode made a huge impression on everyone, particularly us more mature runners. Mental notes were made to check in at our local GP surgery for an MOT.
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Source: theguardian.com