2020 TSMA

64 2020 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association MarathonTrainings and the Related Fitness Equipment Dr. Chen, Pochang General Surgeon Veteran General Hospital Taichung The status quo of marathons Nowadays more and more people are aware of their health conditions due to the modern sedentary life and the related diseases. Muscular endurance exercise gradually has become the favorite sports of the white-collar group according to the book, Two Hours ： The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon by Ed Caesar. This type of sports brings certain degree of painful feelings to the participants; however, after experiencing such pains, it produces endorphin, a morphine-like substance originating from within the body to release feelings of euphoria. In other words, it make the people feel high during the exercise time or after they finish the endurance exercise. In the meantime, it helps people to get out from the extremely stressed and hectic pressure and grab a limited breathing space. In the book of Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness and Christopher Lane, it indicates that going through such a great pressure release is a key to maintain the high competitiveness of the white collar officers.