My afib story started long before I took up cycling. In fact, I went from a fit 20-something to an overweight 34 year old out of fear. I feared that exercise would induce an episode of afib, so I pretty much quit.
At 34 with 2 kids I decided I had had enough and started exercising again. I took up cycling by accident. Since then I’ve lost 45 pounds and my mind (if you ask my wife). Do I still struggle with afib? No, but afib struggles with me.
I feel your exercise or activity level in relation to afib specifically is a bell curve. Sedentary folks seem to have a higher occurrence of afib as do those with a very high activity level. Those in the middle who are moderately active seem to have a lower rate of occurrence. I could be way off on that since I’m no scientist and i went from one side of the curve to the other, but it’s just my observation.
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