2023-08-12 17:15:00
The idea of taking 10,000 steps a day to maintain fitness and health has been around for a long time. A new study by Polish and American researchers, however, calls it into question.
You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day
A recent study by Polish and American researchers has challenged a well-established belief: that of 10,000 steps a day to maintain good physical shape. According to the report of this study, which was reported by the BBCwalking less than 5,000 steps per day can already have significant effects for health.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 226,000 people around the world and found that taking 4,000 steps a day would reduce the risk of premature death. Even just over 2,300 daily steps would be beneficial for the heart and blood vessels.
More “the more we walk, the better”
“We found that this applied equally well to men and women, regardless of age and whether they live in a temperate, subtropical or subpolar region of the world, or in an area where climates mix”according to Maciej Banach, professor of cardiology at the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
However, researchers have found that the benefits of walking on the health are more important with the number of steps taken. Each additional 1,000 steps beyond 4,000 would lower the risk of premature death by 15% up to a total of 20,000 steps. “Our study confirms that the more you walk, the better”concludes Professor Banach.
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