The match between Anthony Ginting and Lakshya Sen in the final of the 2022 Thomas Cup was thrilling. Even if it doesn’t move to the intestines, what makes the heart beat fast?
The relationship between sports competitions and increased heart rate has been studied by many experts. A study in the Journal of Cardiology found that the heart rate of ice hockey spectators increased by 75 percent when watching a match on TV.
A higher increase of 110 percent was observed when watching live. Quoted from Time, this increase is equivalent to the effect experienced by the heart when doing strenuous or vigorous exercise. Both of them provide ‘stress’ or burden for the work of the heart.
Another study on fans of the German national team at the 2006 World Cup showed an increase in heart rate and blood pressure at the same time when their idol team competed. The release of adrenaline is believed to be the trigger.
According to the study, the risk of having a heart attack and stroke among fans of the German team doubled. Even if you just watch streaming badminton, don’t forget to control your emotions!
However, an increase in heart rate when watching sports matches does not make the heart move to the intestines. The phrase ‘heart moves to intestines’ which is currently in vogue is merely an allusion to such a thrilling condition.
“The lower heart is very close to the upper stomach, sometimes it feels like a sensation (like the heart moves to the intestine),” said a cardiologist from Siloam Karawaci Hospital, Dr. Vito A Damay, SpJP, to detikcom, Sunday (15/5/ 2022).
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