Study shows consistent easy running extends your longevity by up to 6.8 years!

"Long-term physical activity in leisure time and mortality from coronary heart disease, stroke, respiratory diseases, and cancer".   Schnohr P, Lange P, Scharling H, Jensen JS. Copenhagen City Heart Study, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Denmark.

 

The purpose of the study was to describe the associations between different levels of long-term physical activity in leisure time and subsequent causes of death.

 

Conclusion of the research: Men with high physical activity survived 6.8 years longer, and men with moderate physical activity 4.9 years longer than sedentary men. For women the figures were 6.4 and 5.5 years, respectively

 

Yet another good reason to book your place on one of my upcoming Chi Running workshops!