[oh8eleven]

Jim Fixx didn’t eat well. He was also a long time cigerette smoker.
I believe his father and a brother had heart attacks and died at a young age.
Fixx also ignored the warning signs he was having for weeks before his fatal heart attack.

[WASCWatch]

Jim Fixx had a family history of heart disease. While a shock at the time, no one should have been surprised based on his family history. He thought his running could overcome a bad family medical history. He was wrong.