Recent study conducted at Iowa State and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that running just 5-10 minutes per day could increase your life expectancy.
The study included 55,137 participants. The researchers followed them for an average of 15 years; all of the participants completed a medical history questionnaire regarding their physical activity habits. In addition, the researchers analyzed the causes of any deaths that occurred during the 15-year study.
The team found that those who engaged in running each week were 30 percent less likely to die from all causes and 45 percent less likely to die from heart related problems. They concluded that runners were likely to live 3 years longer than those who did not run. In addition, they found the same benefits with those who only ran 5-10 minutes per day.
According to lead researcher, D.C Lee:
"Running is good for your health, but more may not be better. You don't have to think it's a big challenge. We found that even 10 minutes per day is good enough. You don't need to do a lot to get the benefits from running."
If you are interested in increasing your life expectancy, you might want to consider adding at least 5-10 minutes of running to your daily routine.
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