original article is in Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Runners have 30-45% lower risk of “dying early” compared to non-runners. Every hour running added 7 hrs to lifespan. Data was adjusted for lifestyle factors including CVD, smoking, overweight/obesity, heart health, diabetes, high cholesterol & more. -from Dr Rhonda Patrick’s twitter
http://www.gq.com/story/running-is-good
and another: “High levels of exercise linked to nine years of less aging at the cellular level”
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-05-high-linked-years-aging-cellular.html