Jogging can help you Live Longer
Good news for those of us who jog more at the pace of a sleepy tortoise than a hopped-up hare:Jogging for just an hour a week—even at a slow pace—can up your life expectancy by 5.6 years, according to a new Danish study.
Researchers looked at 35 years worth of health data for 20,000 men and women between the ages of 20 and 93. Compared to their non-jogging counterparts, runners had a 44% lower risk of death. Why? Jogging impacts the major causes of death, says Eliza Chakravarty, MD, a researcher at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Being active has been shown to improve everything from cognitive function to warding off heart disease and diabetes.
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