Walking 8,000 Steps Once A Week Can Reduce Risk Of Early Death: Study
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Walking 8,000 steps -- about four miles (6.4 kilometers) -- one or two days a week may significantly reduce the risk of an early death, according to a study. While regular exercise is known to lower mortality risk, the study published in the journal JAMA Network Open looked at the health benefits of walking intensively only a few days a week. The findings showed that people who walked 8,000 steps or more one or two days a week were 14.9 percent less likely to die over a 10-year period than those who never reached that mark.
For those who walked 8,000 steps or more three to seven days a week, the mortality risk was even lower -- 16.5 percent. The health benefits of walking 8,000 steps or more one or two days a week appeared higher for participants aged 65 years and older.
"The number of days per week taking 8,000 steps or more was associated with a lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality," said the researchers from Kyoto University in Japan and the University of California, US.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 9:03 am