RUNNERS age more slowly, researchers claimed yesterday.
Elderly joggers remained fit longer than non-runners and were half as likely to die early.
They were less likely to get age-related illnesses including heart disease and cancer.
Disabilites set in 16 years later for the joggers in the 20-year study of 440 people by the University of California.
The research began when the subjects were in their fifties.
Professor James Fries said: “If you had to pick one thing to make people healthier as they age, it would be aerobic exercise.”
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