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Alice Porter

Is 10 minutes of running enough to boost your health? Here's what I found after trying it for two weeks

Fitness journalist Alice Porter runs through a forest in leggings and a vest.

Despite being a fitness writer, I've never enjoyed running. I find it difficult and boring.

But there's no denying it’s good for you. One study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests that any amount of running—even going just once a week—could improve health and longevity.

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