Leisure-time running reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk. In an American study, 55,137 people were examined at the age of 18 to 100 years on the relationship between jogging and life expectancy.During the 15 years of observation, 3,413 people died, including 1,217 deaths due to cardiovascular diseases.
The risk was 29% to 50% compared to the unsportsman. Surprisingly, even small training sessions of 5-10 minutes per day rich at low speed in order to reduce the risk for an early death at a cardiovascular disease. The work can be read under https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25082581/