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How Much You Need to Run Each Week to Really Improve Your Health


Submitted by Jeff Cattel
Posted on 15 Jun, 2020



Running is great for your health, helping you live longer and boosting memory. But how long do you have to pound the pavement for those long-term benefits? This video from Business Insider outlines recent research that found all you need to do is run six miles at about a 10-minute-per-mile pace over the course of a week. (We can all carve out at least an hour in our week for some jogging, right?) Running more didn’t improve heart health or life span.


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