CAUTION
● Has a member of your family (parent, sibling, child) suddenly passed away from a heart-related or
other unexplained cause?
● Has a member of your family (parent, brother, sister) suffered from heart disease before the age of 35?
● Did you engage in intensive physical activity without undergoing a medical check-up after the age of 45 (woman) 35 (man) to assess your cardiovascular risk?
● You have at least two of these cardiovascular risk factors, namely:
○ You are over 50 years old,
○ Active or weaned smocking for less than 3 years,
○ Diabetes of any type,
○ Cholesterol abnormality,
○ Hypertension;
● Are you being monitored for a chronic disease?
● Are you still competing and/or engaging in intensive physical activity after the age of 60?
● Have you experienced an unexplained decrease in your performances over the past twelve months?
If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, it is essential that you seek medical advice or even undergo a medical check-up before continuing to practice triathlon and its associated disciplines, with or without competition.