DUBLIN -- For those who diligently lace up their running shoes and brave the elements to jog at least an hour a week, there is a very real reward -- an average of six more years of life, Danish researchers found.
Jogging was associated with a 44 percent reduction in the relative risk of death over 35 years compared with deaths among non-joggers, according to Dr. Peter Schnohr, chief cardiologist from the Copenhagen City Heart study.
And the benefit was observed for both men and women.
That reduction translated into an "age-adjusted survival benefit of 6.2 years in men and 5.6 years in women," Schnohr reported here at EuroPRevent 2012.
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And that longer life is often a happier life, he said, since joggers reported an overall sense of well-being.
"This is definitely good news, especially for those who have questioned whether simply jogging could be beneficial," said Dr. Ian Graham, of Dublin's Trinity College, who co-chaired the program committee for the meeting.
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