Run, But Not Too Much, To Live Longer

If you're a runner, congratulations, you're probably going to live longer. Unless, you run too much. As confusing as that sounds, that's the newest results of a couple of recent studies. In a nutshell, running can increase your chances of living longer, but only up to a certain point, then it might make things worse.

At least that's what researchers are telling us. One new study found that running lowered a person's risk of dying by about 20%. But that only worked if they didn't run more than 20 miles a week or run more than 5 times per week.

A separate study found taht ultra marathoners, those that ran very long distances, had a higher risk of developing long-term heart damage. The same was found in those doing other endurance sports as well.

So, the best advice from these studies is to definitely do some type of consistend aerobic exercise, like running or cycling. And if you're into ultra marathons, according to one of the authors of thes study, doing it occasionally is probably okay. But it's not something you'd want to do on a consistent basis.