By that argumentation sport is bad and a potential death risk factor, it also elevates heart rate and blood pressure!
I think you'd be surprised how often doctors still say that
It has substantially more benefit than that risk. Physical exertion also has the added benefit of lowering rest hr and bp.
Not to mention art, sex, walking, etc, etc
Yeah! I added that as an example and then edited it out.
Your parent's comment makes no sense.
Water can kill you, too! It does not mean that drinking water is bad.