A new study says that walking 8,000 steps, regarding 6.4 kilometers (4 miles), one or two days a week, may significantly reduce the risk of an early death.
And while regular exercise is known to reduce mortality risk, the study published in the journal JAMA Network Open looked at the health benefits of walking vigorously just a few days a week.
Researchers from Kyoto University and the University of California, Los Angeles, analyzed data from 3,100 American adults during the study and found that those who took 8,000 steps or more one or two days a week were 14.9 percent less likely to die over a 10-year period than those who never walked. To this limit.
And for those who walked 8,000 steps or more three to seven days a week, the risk of dying was lower, at 16.5%.
The health benefits of walking 8,000 steps or more one or two days per week were highest for participants age 65 and older.
The researchers said, “The number of days per week taken 8,000 steps or more was associated with a lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. These findings suggest that individuals may receive significant health benefits by walking just two days per week.” “.
The researchers used daily step counts from 3,100 participants in 2005 and 2006 and examined their mortality data 10 years later.
Of the participants, 632 took 8,000 or more steps per week, 532 took 8,000 or more steps one to two days per week, and 1,937 participants took 8,000 or more steps three to seven days per week.
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