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The 10,000 steps per day rule isn’t based in science. Here’s what experts have to say about how much you should actually walk per day for maximum benefits.
The risk continued to drop with more steps, but then plateaued at about 7,500 steps. The optimal step count for people younger than 60, though, was about 8,000 to 10,000 a day, per a separate study.
Taking 10,000 steps or more daily enhances the benefits of taking a quick stroll. "Walking 10,000 steps daily will improve both your heart efficiency (the ability to pump blood) and circulation ...
Women who took 4,500 steps to 7,500 steps a day seemed to have fewer premature deaths compared to those who only took 2,700 steps a day. [10] "Walking lengthened the life of people with diabetes regardless of age, sex, race, body mass index, length of time since diagnosis and presence of complications or functional limitations."
As sleep time decreased over time from the 1950s to 2000s from about 8.5 hours to 6.5 hours, there has been an increase in the prevalence of obesity from about 10% to about 23%. [2] Weight gain itself may also lead to a lack of sleep as obesity can negatively affect quality of sleep, as well as increase risk of sleeping disorders such as sleep ...
Sleep efficiency (SE) is the ratio between the time a person spends asleep, and the total time dedicated to sleep (i.e. both sleeping and attempting to fall asleep or fall back asleep). It is given as a percentage. [1] SE of 80% or more is considered normal/healthy with most young healthy adults displaying SE above 90%.
New research suggests that people can walk way less than 10,000 steps to reduce the risk of dying from all causes.
New research suggests that people can walk way less than 10,000 steps to reduce the risk of dying from all causes. ... as walking effectively increases energy or calorie expenditure over time ...