Running Improves Elderly Health, Slows Aging
August 15th, 2008 | by admin |In 1984 everyone was very attracted to running and jogging. Even older people began actively to exercise and run for health. At that time, health care professionals expressed concern about elderly health, saying that they might suffer arthritis and orthopaedic injuries because of being too active. Now research shows that runnin can slow aging.
To understand how running can affect elderly health researchers from the University of California at Stanford examined 284 members of a nationwide running club and compared them with 156 healthy adults who were not involved in running activities. All participants were aged 50 and older. They were categorized by age, sex, smoking habits and Body Mass Index criteria to count running effects title=”Runnin” alt=”Running and Aging”>
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