Happy National Running Day! (From Fresh Air: Tips For Happier Running!)

Women who wear high heels all the time and then walk without them walk completely differently than women who do not wear heels and they probably increase their risk for a whole host of injuries.

— Heels shorten the Achilles tendon and change how your foot orients itself to the ground. That spells trouble once the heels come off, says Gretchen Reynolds.

Walking for 30 minutes 4-5 times per week can increase a person's lifespan by 20 percent.

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Tripling that — running for 90 minutes, 4-5 times per week — improves that number by only 4 percent.

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Christoph Niemann’s sketches while running the NYC marathon

Niemann on Fresh Air

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