10,000 steps is too much: how much you really need to walk every day

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Many people believe that for a long, healthy life you need to walk at least 10,000 steps a day, but this information is not entirely true.

A study on this topic based on data on the health and activity of elderly women was conducted in the United Kingdom.

It is a common belief that to maintain health you need to walk at least 10,000 steps every day, and this is the norm taken into account in many nutrition programs and fitness trackers. activity.

However, scientists studied the activity of a group of 16.7 thousand women with an average age of 72 for a week, after which they were followed up for four years. During this time, 504 women died.

According to data on their health and causes of death, it was found that in fact, slightly less walking is needed to reduce the risk of premature death.

So, the greatest risk of early death was for women who walked up to 2700 steps per day, while the risks were significantly reduced even with activity at the level of 4400 steps.

However, at the level of 7500 steps per day, the risk of premature death evens out and remains the same with further increase in activity.

Recall that earlier nutritionists told us which foods help maintain the youth of the body.