Jogging on a regular basis can help you live longer. Researchers from the Copenhagen City Heart Study found that regular jogging increase life expectancy for women and men.
Researchers suggest doing jogging for one to two and a half hours per week, between two to three times a jogging session.
These interesting findings come from the Copenhagen City Heart Study data that began in 1976, by comparing 20.000 non-runners men and women aged 20-93 years with 1.116 men and 762 women who regularly perform jogging.
The researchers then asked the intensity and how much time they spend on jogging each week.
The results show that the presence of 10.158 deaths from non-runner group and 122 deaths in the group of runners. This suggests that the risk of death in the runner group was reduced by 44 percent.
The study also showed that women who regularly jog may live 5,6 years longer than women who don't do jogging. Meanwhile, men who regularly jog may live 6,2 years longer than men who don't do jogging.
"We can say that jogging can extend your life, even you don't have to force yourself to get the benefits," said researcher Peter Schnohr, a cardiologist from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
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