March 2026 Br J Cardiol 2026;33:19–22 doi:10.5837/bjc.2026.010
Liam Fitzpatrick, Valerie Hayes, Habitha Sulaiman, Deirdre Ward, David Mulcahy
Introduction Physical activity and sports play a pivotal role in maintaining overall health and well-being, and as societies become increasingly sedentary, with an epidemic of obesity1,2 and type 2 diabetes3 in the western world, the medical profession seeks to promote meaningful exercise during daily life to maintain physical and mental health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that all adults engage in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, per week.4 For many years, the causes of sudden death in young people have been under scrutiny, with those events particularly highlight
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