A new study has confirmed what some researchers have been saying for years: 10,000 steps a day is probably not the sole magic metric it’s touted to be.
The paper, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that “premature [all-cause and cardiovascular] mortality might be prevented through different combinations of stepping intensity and step counts,” suggesting that variables like pace affect how efficient the workout is.
After looking at week-long fitness tracker data from 103,684 middle-aged participants, taken between 2013 and 2015, researchers then compared this sample to heart-related and all-cause deaths by 2022.
They found “that higher intensity at lower volume can provide health benefits comparable to that of lower intensity but higher volume”.
In other words, walking distance isn’t the only metric that matters when it comes to boosting your longevity.
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