The measure of 10 thousand steps was changed - new data appeared
Friends, good news - scientists have properly calculated, how many steps do you need to walk every day to heighten health and longevity.
And they lowered the rate from 10 thousand in total to 7 thousand steps a day.
It's perennial study carried out University of Massachusetts scientists. They were attended by 2,110 men and women from different cities of the United States, the average age was about 45 years.
The experiment began in 2005 and ended in 2018. During its operation, 72 people died.
What were the experiments? People lived their normal lives, but did not take off the accelerometers, which counted their steps and recorded the intensity of physical activity.
Conclusions:
- people who walk at least 7 thousand steps every day, risk of premature death decreases by 50-70 percent.
- and - surprise! - it is not at all necessary to be exhausted, since gait speed has no effect on mortality.
Of course, as a doctor and a supporter of healthy lifestyle, I will always be for the fact that 10 thousand steps are better than 7 thousand. But I know from my patients how hard it is to start leading a correct lifestyle.
Hopefully, such a reduction in requirements will be an additional motivation for those who are just a little short of 7 thousand steps.
Your Doctor Pavlova
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