Runners Aren’t Necessarily Healthier Than Walkers

If you’re exercising for health—and not for a specific goal like winning a race—does it matter whether you walk, jog, or run? Light jogging gives the

July 20, 2015 · 1 min · 60 words · Cassidy Herrera

Emily Oster surveyed a collection of studies on walking and running speeds, which she summarizes at FiveThirtyEight.

Oster concludes:

If we take this research at face value, we learn a few things.

First, some exercise reduces your risk of death.

Second, the optimal walking/jogging exercise is light to moderate jogging.

Whats the Optimal Speed for Exercise?| FiveThirtyEight

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