pablopicasso
Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:49PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
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RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:53PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
What about all that time you waste jogging when you could be doing something more interesting?
bangalangadanga
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:53PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
i saw this on the front page of yahoo. to get people to click on the link it only said.

"this strangely odd activity increases lifespan"
-click here to find out this alien activity
Racehorse
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:53PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I was going to post this, but I see it is already here.
BigGuy
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:53PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Do you really want to live until you 95-100 and you are pooping your pants in a wheel chair, not able to do things by yourself, and barely knows what is going on around you?
merrrr
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:57PM - in reply to BigGuy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Heel striker in the main picture of the article...
gaiotjikjtrhnkjthgarehgarehgat
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 12:57PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Been There, Done That
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 1:01PM - in reply to BigGuy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

BigGuy wrote:

Do you really want to live until you 95-100 and you are pooping your pants in a wheel chair?


But the good thing is, someone else has to clean it up.
Citizen Runner
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 1:27PM - in reply to BigGuy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

BigGuy wrote:

Do you really want to live until you 95-100 and you are pooping your pants in a wheel chair, not able to do things by yourself, and barely knows what is going on around you?

Would you prefer to be 75 when this happens?

Can't lay my hands on it but there was a similar study published a few years ago that showed generally better health outcomes and higher quality of life for the running vs non-running group.
Jeffster!!!
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 1:32PM - in reply to merrrr Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

merrrr wrote:

Heel striker in the main picture of the article...

Looks like she is running on a partial downhill.
pr100
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 1:40PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
"You should aim to feel a little breathless, but not very breathless"

I'll keep that in mind during my race tomorrow :/
Habada habada
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 1:58PM - in reply to ? Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I know, why waste your time when you could be sitting in front of some of the great reality tv programming that is currently making the entertainment industry the envy of the world.
Azaleas
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 2:25PM - in reply to pr100 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The same guy came out with a study saying intensity is most important last year. WHICH IS IT, GUY?
Flagpole
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 2:58PM - in reply to pablopicasso Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

pablopicasso wrote:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57428050-10391704/jogging-boosts-lifespan-up-to-six-years-study-shows/

Expect more joggers now


The statement by itself is meaningless. What OTHER activities are taken up by non-runners (joggers) that runners don't do? Smoking? Unhealthy eating? Drinking frequently to excess?

Runners TYPICALLY do not smoke or use tobacco at all. TYPICALLY eat healthier than non runners. TYPICALLY don't drink a ton. Runners take care of themselves in a lot of ways other than just the running itself.

I'm all for exercise and DO believe it lengthens your life, but to simply pick out that activity and say it adds 6 years is bogus.
jjjjjjjj
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 3:27PM - in reply to Flagpole Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
So, if runners typically avoid those other activities because they don't fit with running, then running is a potent source of avoiding those unhealthy activities. Hence, even if they were part of the reason for the improved longevity, advising running would bring them with it.

I saw a very large American study years back that said that the benefits get progressively greater for the higher quantity of running, all the way up to over 100 mpw.
baloga
RE: Jogging increases lifespan 5+ years 5/4/2012 8:00PM - in reply to Flagpole Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Its not bogus. Its science.