J​ust 4,000 steps a day reduces risk of early death, study suggests

Walking is even healthier than we thought, linked to significantly lower risk of early death.Just 2,300 to 4,000 steps per day can get you started on a healthier lifestyle.And even more benefits are linked to adding just 500 to 1,000 more steps per day...

There's growing evidence that you don't need to walk 10,000 steps a day to improve your health and now the biggest analysis of its kind supports the idea that shorter walks could be key to living longer...

And even 2,300 total steps per day (or about 15 to 20 minutes of walking) was linked to lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death in the US...

The researchers looked at data from more than 200,000 people over an average follow-up of seven years via 17 different studies from around the world, making this the largest analysis of its kind.. They found that daily walking is strongly linked to better odds of living a longer, healthier life..

Adding an extra 1,000 steps per day is linked to 15% lower risk of dying early from any cause, according to the researchers, while an extra 500 steps per day is linked to 7% lower risk of fatal heart disease...

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