EurekAlert!

The Lancet Public Health: Aiming for 7,000 daily steps can reduce risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and death, finds new study

A comprehensive new study analysing data from over 160,000 adults finds that walking approximately 7,000 steps per day is associated with reductions in the risk of several serious health outcomes, ...
BMJ

Association between frequency of meeting daily step thresholds and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease in older women

Objective To examine the associations between the number of days per week achieving various daily step thresholds and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence in older women.
Science Daily

It doesn’t matter how much you sit — walking more could lower your risk of death and disease

Sitting all day might not be as damaging as once feared—if you’re willing to move more. A massive study tracking over 72,000 people found that simply increasing daily steps can significantly reduce ...
News Medical

Experts say you don’t need 10,000 steps, here’s the new magic number

Forget 10,000, new global research finds 7,000 daily steps is the real sweet spot for protecting your heart, brain, and long-term health. Review: Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a ...