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===Physical activity=== The [[American Heart Association]] made the following recommendations for people with Marfan syndrome with no or mild aortic dilation:<ref name="Maron2004">{{cite journal | vauthors = Maron BJ, Chaitman BR, Ackerman MJ, Bayés de Luna A, Corrado D, Crosson JE, Deal BJ, Driscoll DJ, Estes NA, Araújo CG, Liang DH, Mitten MJ, Myerburg RJ, Pelliccia A, Thompson PD, Towbin JA, Van Camp SP | display-authors = 6 | title = Recommendations for physical activity and recreational sports participation for young patients with genetic cardiovascular diseases | journal = Circulation | volume = 109 | issue = 22 | pages = 2807–2816 | date = June 2004 | pmid = 15184297 | doi = 10.1161/01.cir.0000128363.85581.e1 | doi-access = free | oclc = 110943757 | hdl = 11577/1476122 | hdl-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://blog.portobelloinstitute.com/marfan-syndrome-and-how-sports-science-is-saving-lives | title=Marfan Syndrome and How Sports Science is Saving Lives | access-date=2022-08-26 | archive-date=2022-08-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826124306/https://blog.portobelloinstitute.com/marfan-syndrome-and-how-sports-science-is-saving-lives | url-status=live }}</ref> * Probably permissible activities: [[bowling]], [[golf]], [[Ice skating|skating]] (but not [[ice hockey]]), [[snorkeling]], brisk walking, [[treadmill]], stationary [[cycling|biking]], modest [[hiking]], and [[tennis]] ([[doubles tennis|doubles]] and [[singles tennis|singles]]). * Intermediate risk: [[basketball]] (both full- and [[3x3 basketball|half-court]]), [[racquetball]], [[Squash (sport)|squash]], running ([[sprinting]] and [[jogging]]), [[skiing]] ([[downhill skiing|downhill]] and [[cross-country skiing|cross-country]]), [[association football|soccer]], [[flag football|touch (flag) football]], [[baseball]], [[softball]], [[cycling|biking]], lap [[swimming]], [[motorcycling]], and [[horseback riding]]. * High risk: [[bodybuilding]], [[weightlifting]] (non-free and [[Free weight (equipment)|free weights]]), [[ice hockey]], [[rock climbing]], [[windsurfing]], [[surfing]], and [[scuba diving]].
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