When was the last time you had an enjoyable and thrilling roller coaster ride? A year ago? Six months ago? Or is it just last weekend? Well, maybe this will make you think twice about it the next time you visit that favourite amusement park of yours.
According to a research conducted by University Hospital (Mannheim, Germany), roller coasters are not good for the heart, especially so for those suffering from existing heart diseases. In the United States alone, 1 in 150 million roller coaster rides result in death and there are 900 million of such rides each year. So how does roller coaster rides affect our heart health? They can be summed up in one major point as shown below:
- Irregular heartbeat
During the ascending part of the ride, your heart beats faster as a result of your psychological stress and fear that builds up in you. According to studies, the riders’ average maximum heart rates soared to an average 153 beats per minute compared to an average heart rate of 91 beats per minute when at rest. This tremendous increase in heart rate results in irregular heartbeat for a few minutes later on after the ride has stopped. Even for those whose heartbeat rates have returned to normal, it is likely that sinus arrhythmia would have caught up with them. For your information, sinus arrhythmia is the anxious state of slowing down the heart while breathing out and increasing of the heartbeat during inspiration. The abnormality could prove to be dangerous and even deadly if it remained untreated.
Calling out to roller coaster enthusiasts out there, this is by no means the end of all rides, but sadly sometimes it is through phobias and fears that we realise how fragile our health and lives are. So do cherish and take good care of your heart! Now that you know about the harmful effects, you wouldn’t want to lead a life with regrets, do you?
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