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Walking This Many Steps Per Day Can Cut Your Risk Of Early Death
Yahoo Health • • health
Key Points:
- Research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology shows that walking fewer than 10,000 steps daily still provides significant health benefits, including reduced risk of death from all causes and cardiovascular disease.
- Walking as few as 3,967 steps per day lowers overall mortality risk, while 2,337 steps reduce cardiovascular mortality risk; each additional 1,000 steps daily corresponds to a 15% lower risk of death.
- Experts emphasize that moderate physical activity, such as gardening or walking with family, is beneficial and more achievable than the often-cited 10,000-step goal, helping to combat public discouragement.
- The study also finds that walking more steps, up to 20,000 daily, further decreases premature mortality risk, but any amount of movement is better than none, especially for older adults.
- Health professionals advise incorporating various forms of activity safely and comfortably, encouraging people to stay active without feeling pressured to meet high step counts.
