Jogging protects your eysight

Author: **izzix** » February 22, 2009, 2:10 am

Jogging may help protect eyesight
The exercise is found to decrease the risk of macular degeneration and cataracts in two studies of regular runners.

By Jeannine Stein
February 16, 2009

In two new analyses based on the National Runners' Health Study, one found that people who ran an average of 2 to 4 kilometers a day (1 mile equals 1.6 kilometers) had a 19% decrease in their risk of age-related macular degeneration, when compared with people who ran less than 2 kilometers per day. Those who ran more than 4 kilometers per day had a 42% to 54% decrease in risk. The other analysis found that men who ran 64 or more kilometers a week had a 35% lower cataract risk than those who ran less than 16 kilometers per week. Paul T. Williams, a staff scientist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and author of both studies, believes that exercise could provide similar protective benefits for the eyes as it does for the heart and other systems.

jeannine.s tein@latimes.com

Author: **westerby** » February 22, 2009, 2:18 am

Yeah, I regularly go running and I'm as blind as a Bat.

Chawk dee.

Author: **beer monkey** » February 22, 2009, 4:34 am

I really can't see this happening.

Author: **aznyron** » February 22, 2009, 5:49 am

I always thought you go blind from doing to much of that then I realized it was that other exercise
that makes you go blind :lol:

all kidding aside jogging is NOT good for your knees a brisk walk is better for you. You get the same results with out damaging your cartilage in your knees. this is what I read I have no first hand knowledge
for about 10 years I use to walk every morning I stated out by walking two miles with in a period of about 2 years or less I was up to 5 miles a day sadly when I came to thailand that all stopped in 04.
when I came to Udon I stated to walk around the park but could only do it once that came to halt after my M/B accident