Your Best Health Ever!: The Cardiologist's Surprisingly Simple Guide to What Really Works by Bret Scher M.D

Author:Bret Scher M.D. [Scher M.D., Bret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780692852811
Publisher: Boundless Health
Published: 2017-04-03T22:00:00+00:00

Does 5 minutes of running save lives?

The catchy headlines about a 2014 study declared that “As Little As 5 Minutes of Daily Running Saves Lives.” Was it true?

This study followed over 55,000 men in their 40s, mostly white, for 15 years.

The study compared people who ran some, but less than 51 minutes each week, to non-runners. Overall, any amount of running, even as little as five minutes, was associated with a 30% lower death rate.

So does five minutes of running save lives? That conclusion is a bit of a stretch, since observational studies cannot completely correct for every possible factor that could affect outcomes.

But this study does suggest that we still benefit from a minimal amount of daily activity. I can’t stress the importance of that enough! Just make your first goal being active, and you’ve already taken the first step at reducing your risk of death.

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