A new study found that far fewer steps per day could be enough to prevent premature death, and mortality risk continues to decline with more steps.
A new study found that just getting in a few thousand steps per day could be enough to prevent premature death.
The study also found that increasing steps by 500 per day reduces risk of cardiovascular mortality by 7%. The analysis studied those who took up to 20,000 steps per day. The researchers did not find an upper limit to the benefit of taking more steps. The researchers said it is unclear what the optimal number of steps a day a person should take. When someone takes 5,537 steps a day, the risk of all-cause mortality declines 48%. That number increases to 55% when taking 7,370 steps a day and 67% when taking 11,529 daily steps.
The researchers noted, however, that the risk of hypertension was lowest among those who walk 8,000-9,000 steps a day. The study indicated that higher step counts did not tend to lower the risk of hypertension.
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