I knew this man who constantly ran when we were teens... By the time he was 20, he required back surgery due to back pain issues caused by his constant need to run.
Exercise... It isn't for everyone.
So can we get the same effect from walking for 30 mins a day?
You don’t have to run far. A few years ago, Was walking 2-3 miles a day and running about 200 meters twice during that period
Unless you get hit by a truck!
Old high school friend of mine was a life long avid runner/marathon guy. Bilateral knee replacements at the age of 51. He swims now.
When that check engine light comes on, don’t ignore it.
Yes, this is why infant mortality has decreased markedly in first world countries. Healthy parents taking their newborns to the track.
You don’t see this effect in third world countries though because running from lions is mortality-neutral.
I’ll wait for the next trial to come out that will completely discredit this one.. I’m guessing ~6 months.
I had a friend who died in his 30s while out running. I forget the term right now for the type of coronary event that he had. He dropped over dead and fell into the ditch by the side of the road. He wasn’t found until the next day.
But even if he had been running down the halls of a hospital, a team of doctors probably couldn’t have saved him. His dad never exercised and also died young from the same type of coronary event. We were told that it was caused by a genetic defect that could have been corrected if the right specialist had looked for it. He thought that running would keep him safe, but given his family history... this is one case where preventative care would habe been a better idea.
What about the limited heartbeat and limited breath theories of longevity?....do you really want to “waste” them running around breathing in smog, damaging your knees and burning up your heartbeats and breathes? :-)
It might be wise to factor in traffic density and the width of roads in this discussion.
The risk of death is the same for everyone, 100%. No one gets out of this alive.
Could be that the healthier are more likelier to run. Correlation is not causation.
As one with a degenerative disc problem in my lower back, I suggest using an elliptical instead of a treadmill or actual running outside. It’s a lot easier on the joints and spine as there is no impact to the skeleton.
Don’t run.
Bike. Swim. Hike walk row play tennis or other sports
Running destroys knees and ankles
I can walk great distances with no problems so one day I tried a 5k run and really enjoyed it so I started jogging. My goal was 10k on level ground. I got to 8k. When I was running it felt great but when I wasn’t running I walked and felt like I was 20 years older. It wasn’t worth the pain so I went back to walking and everything is fine again.
Lower risk of death? Huh??? No, death is a certainty.
Which was a lot older then the men in his family lived. Oops!