Known as "empire disease" in ancient times, andcalled "the wealth man's illness" later, gout appears more often on those who consume too much fish, meat or food containing high purine. As gout breaks out, parts of human bodies, especially the joints, will get swollen, heated and hurt, which causes people not to walk. In Taiwan, up to 500,000 people suffer deeply from gout. Research indicated that the ratio of athletes' stricken with gout is ten to fifteen times more than that of common people. Many distinguished people, such as Shen-ming Shiu, the former head coach of CBA and Dan Nelson of NBA player, suffered from gout. What are definition and symptoms of gout? Why do athletes suffer from gout easily? How do wetreatand prevent gout? What should sufferers pay attention to? This article is expected to discuss about the relation between gout and exercise by sorting the scientific literature