Apparently, you’re more likely to drop dead watching sports than playing them, according to a recent study.  As The Canadian Press reports, “Most sudden cardiac deaths happen off the field of play, among people who are not exerting themselves.”  More specifically, “Only nine per cent of the adult deaths occurred during moderate or vigorous exercise.”

So, that’s good to know – if you’re an athlete.  After all, stadiums and arenas usually have devices like automated external defibrillators on hand.  In fact, a couple pro athletes had their lives saved by AEDs after their hearts suddenly stopped.  But on the other hand, people in their own homes can’t usually call for help.  “And that’s because presumably the symptoms are so rapid that by the time you say ‘I don’t feel well. Something’s wrong,’ you’re done. It’s virtually instantaneous,” one of the study’s authors told the CP.

Well, there goes my best excuse for not exercising…