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Whether you run 30 minutes a week or two hours a week, your risk of early death will be the same better than if you don't run. Researchers found that running, no matter the duration or speed, will reduce mortality risk by about 30% compared with non-runners.

Contrary to the 150 minutes of moderate exercise or the 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a study published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that people who run less than hour a week have the same health benefits as people who run more, regardless of sex, age, body mass index, health conditions or smoking status.

"More (running) may not be better in relation to health benefits," said Duck-chul Lee, assistant professor at Iowa State University and lead author of the study.

Runners had a 30% lower risk of death overall and a 45% lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke than non-runners, according to the report. On average, runners lived three years longer than non-runners.

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