👣 How many steps do you need per day?
A new study found that between 6000 and 9000 steps per day is linked to a dramatically lower risk of heart disease in adults over the age of 60.
🌏 The results were based on data from 20,000 people around the world with an average age of 63.
❤️ Compared to people who walked 2,000 steps per day, people walking between 6,000 and 9,000 steps daily had a 40% to 50% reduced risk of heart disease—including heart attacks and strokes.
This study focused specifically on the benefits of walking for heart health, but the results are similar to an earlier study that found walking 8200 steps per day reduced the risk of chronic disease.
So grab your fitness tracker!
Do you know how many steps you take per day?
References
Paluch AE, Bajpai S, Ballin M, et al. Prospective Association of Daily Steps With Cardiovascular Disease: A Harmonized Meta-Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 20]. Circulation. 2022;10. [link]
Master H, Annis J, Huang S, et al. Association of step counts over time with the risk of chronic disease in the All of Us Research Program. Nat Med. 2022;28(11):2301-2308. [link]