According to a recent Copenhagen City Heart study, presented at
the 2012 EuroPRevent, one to two-and-a-half hours of slow to
average paced running a week can increase the life expectancy of
men by 6.2 years and women by 5.6 years. “The results of our
research allow us to definitively answer the question of whether
jogging is good for your health,” said Schnohr, who is chief
cardiologist of the Copenhagen City Heart Study. “We can say
with certainty that regular jogging increases longevity. The
good news is that you don’t actually need to do that much to
reap the benefits.” The debate over jogging first kicked off in
the 1970s when middle aged men took an interest in the past-
time. “After a few men died while out on a run, various
newspapers suggested that jogging might be too strenuous for
ordinary middle aged people,” recalled Schnohr. For the jogging
study, the mortality of 1,116 male joggers and 762 female
joggers was compared to the non joggers. All participants were
asked to answer questions about the am