Jogging for just an hour a week can increase your life expectancy by around six years, reveal scientists.
Even better news is that a gentle jog is better for you than any sort of extreme workout, the study concludes.
Researchers found that jogging at a slow or average pace for one or two hours per week can increase the life expectancy of men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years, reducing the risk of death by 44 per cent.
The results challenge previous studies into jogging which questioned whether it is healthy or hazardous, with the debate kicking off in the 70s when middle aged men began taking an interest in the exercise. Go to the source:
Jogging increases life expectancy: Gentle jogging once a week ‘can add 6 years to your life’ | Mail Online.
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