{"id":36310,"date":"2021-09-29T11:33:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T03:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/?p=36310"},"modified":"2021-09-29T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T03:33:59","slug":"live-longer-start-running-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runsociety.com\/health-injuries\/live-longer-start-running-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Want to Live Longer? Start Running Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Dr. Monique Tello, a public health specialist, was invited to write a blog post for the Harvard Medical School website<\/a>, she explained why running has the potential add years to a runner\u2019s lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her source for this proposition? Experiments undertaken by Duck-chul Lee <\/a>and four other equally credentialed scientists. Their thesis concludes that \u201cIn general, runners have a 25\u2013 to 40-percent reduced risk of premature mortality and live approximately 3 years longer than non-runners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What wasn\u2019t included within the body of that article was whether or not participants taking part in the 55,000-person study ran alone or in the company of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as good fortune would have it, there are plenty of other experiments and studies that support solo running as a way to add years to one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, many runners agree with our previous article filled with data that adds to the body of research on solo running<\/a> published of late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you worry that running alone isn\u2019t the best way to pursue the sport you love? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you concerned about getting lonely, feeling less motivated or do you worry that you might give up too easily? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t be. Solo runs can trigger benefits that contribute so much to your mental and physical well-being, you’ll likely change your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benefits of Solo Running<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are examples of athletes choosing to run alone in order to benefit their minds and bodies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n