Did you know that you could reduce your risk of death, just by running 5 minutes per day? It's true, you don’t even have to run much to get the benefits!
It might sound too simple to be true, but research suggests even small doses of running can have a big impact on your longevity.
It’s no secret that being sedentary increases all-cause mortality. I know that running is often the last thing we want to do, but we're here to tell you that running doesn’t have to suck! It can be fun, personally rewarding, and reduce your risk for all-cause mortality AKA premature death!
Recent studies found that running reduces your risk for all-cause mortality, including cardiovascular-related death and cancer, by up to 40%.
So how does running do this? To start, running strengthens your heart, muscles, and bones, boosts mental well-being, and lowers the risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, and Coronary Artery Disease. It's like a full-body health upgrade!
Even small amounts of running can make a big difference. So, start slow, find your pace, and gradually increase your running time.
Join our community over at GoRun and start running today!
Sources:
Park JH, Moon JH, Kim HJ, Kong MH, Oh YH. Sedentary Lifestyle: Overview of Updated Evidence of Potential Health Risks. Korean J Fam Med. 2020 Nov;41(6):365-373. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.20.0165. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33242381; PMCID: PMC7700832.
Talley, C. J., Zhu, W., Fox, C. S., Janečka, S., Dwyer-Lindgren, L., & Troiano, R. P. (2014). Leisure time running reduces mortality risk: A meta-analysis of cohort studies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 64(4), 456-464. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4131752/
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