Why 7,500 Steps at a Brisk Pace Beat Chasing 10,000 Slow Ones
This study suggests picking up your walking pace may matter as much as total steps.
Older adults wearing wrist trackers were followed for years, and pace mattered as much as volume. The lowest death risk showed up around 7,500 to 10,000 steps a day walked at roughly 100 steps per minute. Even people getting under 5,000 steps saw lower risk when they picked up the pace for part of the day. So if you can't hit a big step count, walking faster during the steps you do take is linked to real benefit.
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