--- ---  # Study: Running 5 Minutes a Day Could Add Years to Your Life by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jul 29, 2014 8:06 PM UTC  recreational running recreational runningGetty Images by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jul 29, 2014 8:06 PM UTC According to a new [study](http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleID=1891600) published in the _Journal of the American College of Cardiology_, running 5 minutes per day can reduce an individual’s risk of premature death by about 3 years. Researchers found that people who ran less than an hour per week also saw an increase in lifespan, not just a decrease in risk of premature death. The study took place over the course of 15 years, testing participants ranging in age from 18-100. Separate research found that running more than 20 miles per week could take years off an individual’s life, providing further evidence that less can be more with regard to exercise. According to that research, individuals who exhibit consistent but moderate workout patterns are likely to live the longest. Just 5 Minutes Of Running Per Day Could Add Years To Your Life ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3053081/running-daily/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3053081/running-daily/"},"headline":"Study: Running 5 Minutes a Day Could Add Years to Your Life","datePublished":"2014-07-29T20:06:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:24:14.028Z","description":"A new study states that running or jogging for about five minutes a day can reduce the risk of premature death by about three years.","url":"https://time.com/3053081/running-daily/","keywords":["fitness","diet","Exercise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt495d052286b7565b/69869db3f983e76bbe04f09b/running.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt495d052286b7565b/69869db3f983e76bbe04f09b/running.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"recreational running","caption":"recreational running","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fitness/","name":"fitness"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3053081/running-daily/","name":"Study: Running 5 Minutes a Day Could Add Years to Your Life"}}]}] ```