Dr Bernard Kwok presenting Exercise and Sudden Death

Dr Kwok was very clear and precise on his talk with seniors enjoying the talk throughout the 1.5 hour session. He began on why normal healthy people, young or old, died suddenly during excercising or taking part in sports. Examples given were: a 31 year old police officer with a black belt in taekwondo, teenager Thaddeus Cheong, who died at a triathlon selection race and Ali Bakar, footballer from Penang, died while playing the game in Singapore and the latest, our former national footballer, Dollah Kassim, had a heart seizure during a football game too.

He cited that most of the cause of death from these cases were heart failure due to over exertion or viral or bacteria attacks.

So is it dangerous to exercise? Yes, but it is more dangerous not to excercise.