Top 5 Fridays! 5 Benefits of Running

👉🏻While running alone is not the cure for COVID-19 🦠we all know that there are many benefits of running including a good boost to our immune systems (unless in really heavy training where immunosuppression may occur) ⬆️

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☝🏻BUT running has been shown to be effective treating at least 26 chronic conditions, along with some of these other key benefits 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️: _
1️⃣. Reduced chance of dying from cardiovascular disease (Lee et al 2014)
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2️⃣. 3yr+ increase in life expectancy (Lee et al 2014)
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3️⃣. Decreased disability later in life (Chakravarty et al 2008)
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4️⃣. Increased quality of life (Chakravarty et al 2008)
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5️⃣.Preventative against 35 chronic conditions
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💻Ref: .
👉🏻Chakravarty EF, Hubert HB, Lingala VB, Fries JF. Reduced Disability and Mortality Among Ageing Runners: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(15):1638–1646
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👉🏻Lee DC, Pate RR, Lavie CJ, Sui X, Church TS, Blair SN. Leisure-time running reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk [published correction appears in J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Oct 7;64(14):1537]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64(5):472–481.
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