India, Aug. 7 -- The rising number of people collapsing during workouts is alarming. but did you know it is not the high intensity exercises you do that are the enemy, rather it is an underlying issue that many of us ignore, and which often leads to a heart-related issue.

In an Instagram post shared on August 1, Dr Alok Chopra, MD, MBBS, a functional medicine expert and cardiologist, explained why people under 40 are experiencing a higher risk of heart-related diseases.

According to the cardiologist, it is not the treadmill that's to blame. Rather, it's the underlying metabolic dysfunction that goes unnoticed for years. He suggested: "The key isn't avoiding exercise - it's detecting and addressing the silent risk factors before they tur...