Running may be the most effective exercise to increase life expectancy. According to new study, compared to non-runners, runners tended (live) about three additional years, even if they run slowly or (occasion) and smoke, drink or are overweight.
The 59(finding) come as a follow-up to a previous study a group of distinguished exercise scientists carefully checked data from a large number of medical and fitness tests (conduct) at the Cooper Institute in Dallas. That analysis found that as little as 5 minutes of daily running was associated with prolonged lifespans.
Some people asked if other activities, such as walking, were likely to be as (benefit) as running. Long-distance runners (wonder) if they could be doing too much, and if at some undefined number of miles or hours, running might become harmful and even contributed early death. And a few people questioned whether running really added to people's lifespans.
So for the new study, Dr. Lee and his colleagues set out to address related issues by analyzing data from the Cooper Institute also examining results from a number of other large-scale recent studies.
