{"id":563625,"date":"2026-02-27T11:08:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/health-conditions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:40:21","slug":"health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1771491847193\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HEALTH-150x150.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"HEALTH\" srcset=\"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HEALTH-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HEALTH-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HEALTH-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/why-n.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HEALTH.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>World Triathlon encourages all the athletes to undergo a periodic health evaluation (PHE) and to undergo a pre-participation evaluation (PPE) prior to engaging in competitive sport<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >1. Periodic Health Evaluation (PHE)<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"89\">What it is<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"186\">A Periodic Health Evaluation is a regular medical check-up performed at repeated time intervals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"244\"><strong>Purpose according to the World Triathlon philosophy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"284\">early detection of cardiac problems<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"319\">assessment of physical fitness<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"381\">prevention of sudden medical incidents during competition<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"430\">health monitoring of high-intensity athletes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"453\"><strong>Usually includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"501\">cardiological screening (ECG \/ stress test)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"501\">medical history review<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"554\">orthopedic evaluation<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"576\">basic blood tests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"624\"><strong>Particularly important in triathlon due to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"647\">long race duration<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"666\">thermal stress<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"708\">combination of three endurance sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >2. Pre-Participation Evaluation (PPE)<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"778\">What it is<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"847\">A medical evaluation conducted before participation in competitions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"863\"><strong>Conducted<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"912\">before the start of a competitive season, or<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"963\">prior to participation in official competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"979\"><strong>Objective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1052\">\n<li data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1052\">\n<p data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1052\">to confirm that the athlete is medically fit for competitive activity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1067\"><strong>Includes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1089\">medical clearance<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1110\">injury screening<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1139\">exercise risk assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >3. Why this regulation exists in triathlon<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1636\"><strong>Triathlon is considered a sport with increased physiological load because:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1695\">swimming carries the highest risk of sudden incidents,<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1698\" data-end=\"1739\">dehydration and overheating are common,<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1790\">fatigue accumulates across multiple disciplines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1871\"><strong>World Triathlon emphasizes prevention rather than reaction to emergency events.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"font-size: 18px;text-align: left;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:500;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >4. Summary<\/h3><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 20px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1920\" data-end=\"1999\">Athletes are strongly advised to undergo regular medical evaluations (PHE).<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2075\">\u03a4hey should obtain medical clearance before competing (PPE).<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2165\">The goal is safety and reduction of medical risks, not the imposition of penalties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\" style=\"color: \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u03a0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/triathlon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Triathlon<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Triathlon encourages all the athletes to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[353],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tri_rules","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563625"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563647,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563625\/revisions\/563647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/why-n.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}