Middle-aged joggers like Nicolas Sarkozy have longer, happier lives

President Sarkozy’s “funny turn” is likely to have been met with sage nods from those middle-aged couch potatoes who believe that exercise, particularly running, is an activity for the young. But they are wrong.

Far from putting untold strain on the heart and joints, middle-aged joggers tend to live longer, happier lives than their sedentary peers.

Source: Times Online
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