2023-08-09 03:52:00
However, the number of steps per day to achieve health benefits is lower than previously thought. (icon picture)
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10,000 steps a day is considered the magic number when it comes to walking. However, significantly less is enough to achieve health benefits.
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The more a person walks, the lower their risk of dying early from a wide variety of diseases. This has been confirmed by an analysis of 17 studies from all over the world with a total of almost 227,000 participants. However, the number of steps per day to achieve health benefits is lower than previously assumed. It does not have to be 10,000 steps per day be. Just 4,000 steps are enough to significantly reduce deaths from any cause. The study, published Wednesday in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking at least 3,967 steps a day reduces the risk of dying earlier from any disease According to the World Health Organization (WHO), insufficient physical activity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.
The more a person walks, the lower their risk of dying early from a wide variety of diseases. This has been confirmed by an analysis of 17 studies from all over the world with a total of almost 227,000 participants. However, the number of steps per day to achieve health benefits is lower than previously thought. The researchers write in their meta-analysis that just 4,000 steps are enough to significantly reduce deaths from any cause.
The one on Wednesday in «European Journal of Preventive Cardiology» A published study found that walking at least 3,967 steps a day reduces the risk of dying earlier from any disease. At 2337 steps per day, the risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular diseases) was already reduced.
However, the risk of dying from any disease or cardiovascular disease decreases significantly for every 500 to 1000 additional steps a person takes. 1,000 more steps per day mean a 15 percent reduction in the risk of dying earlier from any cause, and an increase in 500 steps per day was associated with a 7 percent reduction in death from cardiovascular disease.
So far no upper limit
The researchers, led by Maciej Banach, professor of cardiology at Lodz Medical University in Poland and associate professor at the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, found that even walking 20,000 steps a day further increased the health benefits.
So far, there is no upper limit, but only limited data was available on the number of up to 20,000 steps per day. “Our study confirms that the more you walk, the better,” said Banach.
There is strong evidence that a sedentary lifestyle may contribute to an increase in cardiovascular disease and a shorter lifespan. Studies have shown that more than a quarter of the world’s population does not get enough physical activity.
Lack of exercise fourth leading cause of death
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), insufficient physical activity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, with 3.2 million deaths related to it each year. The coronavirus pandemic led to a decline in physical activity, and levels have yet to recover, the current study said.
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