Jill Barker: Are runners as fit as they think?

Runners like to think themselves immune to most of the maladies associated with being inactive. After all, they’re part of the minority of Canadians who work up a sweat on a regular basis. They’re also part of a community that prides itself on being hard core, putting in the miles the hard way, one stride at a time. But in a revealing study by a group of Australian researchers, runners might not be as active as they think.
Using the World Health Organization’s recommendation to