2023-10-29 12:29:15
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29/10/2023 – 13:29
The benefits of walking are endless. For years, experts have recommended taking 10,000 steps a day. Although it is not only the quantity that is important, also the quality. Speed is a primary aspect for avoid cardiovascular diseases.
El estudio ‘Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality’, publicado por la Sydney University and led by Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, who analyzed the passage of more than 50,000 participants over 12 years, describes the health benefits of brisk walking.
Researchers reveal that walking fast can reduce mortality by up to 24%. “Walking benefits health. These analyzes suggest that increasing the pace of walking could reduce the risk of mortality from all causes,” they say.
walk the kilometer between 8.5 and 12 minutes It has transversal effects, especially in people over 60 years of age. “Participants who normally walk at a fast pace are generally l“the most active and probably the healthiest”, they claim. “Although it is biologically plausible that walking at a higher pace leads to better health in general and cardiovascular health specifically, it is also likely that walking at a faster pace is a marker of better health, fitness and physical function“, they add.
The explanation that the scientists give for these findings is that “the increase in the relative intensity of exercise caused by a faster pace provides a greater stimulus for physiological adaptations in functions that are known to influence mortality“, they conclude.
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