No, the magic number is not 10,000.
, you don’t actually have to hit that number each day to experience the health benefits.heart diseaseThe more steps you take, the better, but up to a point—the study found no additional benefits to logging more than 7,500 steps per day.
If you make it your mission to get 10,000 steps in every day, you’re definitely not the only one. For years, we’ve heard about the health benefits that come along with hitting this goal: maintaining a healthy weight, lowering your risk of heart disease and high blood pressure—the list goes on and on.much each day to reap these benefits. In fact, the number to aim for is much less.
on their hips during all their waking hours for seven days. Researchers kept tabs on the participants for about four years afterwards.Their findings? Those who walked an average of 2,700 steps per day during the week they wore the trackers had the highest risk of death, with about 275 women dying in the four years afterward. Those who walked an average of 4,400 steps per day had a 41 percent lower risk of death.
From there, the more steps the women took, the more their lifespan increased. However, there were no extra benefits from walking more than 7,500 steps per day. Additionally, how fast or slow each woman walked didn’t matter either.“The more steps you take, the more physically active you are,” study coauthor.
The bottom line: On days where you can’t run or simply don’t feel like it—hey, rest days are important!—going for a walk during your lunch break or after work is an easy way to give your physical fitness a boost and lower your risk of early death.Danielle specializes in interpreting and reporting the latest health research and also writes and edits in-depth service pieces about fitness, training, and nutrition.
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