Making this one change to your walk is like doing 3,000 extra steps

It’s all about getting moving in a way that works for you (Picture: Getty Images)

If you’ve ever looked down at your fitness tracker at the end of the day and realised you’re nowhere near 10,000 steps, you might be tempted to give up and call it a day.

But new research suggests there could be another way to get more out of the walking you do manage: pick up the pace.

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine this week found that both the number of steps people took and how quickly they took them were linked to a lower risk of early death and...