Forget getting your 10,000 steps in – a new study suggests it’s not always the number of steps you’re getting that matters. In fact, picking up the pace at which you walk could do wonders for your longevity.
New research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggested even taking fewer steps at a faster pace may substantially lower a person’s risk of an early death.
Experts analysed data from 103,684 middle-aged participants in the UK Biobank, who wore an activity tracker for seven consecutive days between 2013 and 2015 to monitor the number and intensity of daily steps taken.
Step count was divided into four categories:
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