Jul 30 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
7-min run daily could add 3 years to your lifespan
Kounteya.Sinha @timesgroup.com
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A simple 7-minute run everyday can significantly cut the risk of a heart attack or death due to stroke.DC Lee, lead author of the study and an assistant professor in the Iowa State University said they found that runners who ran less than 51 minutes per week have the same mortality benefits compared to runners who ran more than three hours per week. The benefits were the same no matter how long, far, frequently or fast participants reported running.
Researchers studied 55,137 adults between the ages of 18 and 100 over a 15-year period to determine whether there is a relationship between running and longevity. Those who did run had a 30% lower risk of death from all causes and a 45% lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke. Runners on average lived three years longer compared to non-runners. The authors have therefore concluded that promoting running is as important as preventing smoking, obesity or hypertension.
Benefits were also the same regardless of sex, age, body mass index, health conditions, smoking status or alcohol use. The study showed that participants who ran less than 51 minutes, fewer than 6 miles, slower than 6
miles per hour, or only one to two times per week had a lower risk of dying compared to those who did not run.Thus, it is possible that the more may not be the better in relation to running and longevity.
“Since time is one of the strongest barriers to participate in physical activity, the study may motivate more people to start running and continue to run as an attainable health goal for mortality benefits,” Lee said. The optimum running speed was between 7.1mph and 7.6mph which cut the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by 60%, the study found.
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Researchers studied 55,137 adults between the ages of 18 and 100 over a 15-year period to determine whether there is a relationship between running and longevity. Those who did run had a 30% lower risk of death from all causes and a 45% lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke. Runners on average lived three years longer compared to non-runners. The authors have therefore concluded that promoting running is as important as preventing smoking, obesity or hypertension.
Benefits were also the same regardless of sex, age, body mass index, health conditions, smoking status or alcohol use. The study showed that participants who ran less than 51 minutes, fewer than 6 miles, slower than 6
miles per hour, or only one to two times per week had a lower risk of dying compared to those who did not run.Thus, it is possible that the more may not be the better in relation to running and longevity.
“Since time is one of the strongest barriers to participate in physical activity, the study may motivate more people to start running and continue to run as an attainable health goal for mortality benefits,” Lee said. The optimum running speed was between 7.1mph and 7.6mph which cut the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by 60%, the study found.
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