Extreme physical pursuits like aiming to win the CrossFit Games or be a world-class MMA fighter may work against long-term health interests and carry significant orthopedic or head trauma risks. — Whalespan
Extreme physical pursuits like aiming to win the CrossFit Games or be a world-class MMA fighter may work against long-term health interests and carry significant orthopedic or head trauma risks.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But if an individual said, "Look, the only thing that matters to me is to be the the CrossFit champion of the world or to be the world's best MMA fighter." I mean, that's a remarkable physical task, but at that level, you might actually be working against your long-term interests in terms of health, uh, at least in physical health and injury.”