Getty imagesA major study suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day may be enough to promote your brain power and to help protect from a series of various diseases.
This can be a realistic target over 10,000 stages, which is often seen as a benchmark to reach.
Published in Research, Lancet public healthIt was found that the figure was associated with low risk of serious health issues including cancer, dementia and heart disease.
Researchers say that conclusions can encourage more people to track their steps as a practical way to improve their health.
Prominent writer Dr. Melody Ding says, “We have the belief that we should take 10,000 steps a day,” but it is not proof based “.
Ten thousand steps work at a distance of about five miles or eight kilometers. The exact distance will be different for all, different from the stride length that depends on the height, the penis, and the speed of the walking, rapidly to take a long strid with walkers.
The 10,000 -phase figures can be detected in the 1960s marketing campaign in Japan. In the Run-up for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a brand of the pedometer was called Manpo-Keei, which translates as “10,000-step meters”.
Dr. Ding says that the figure was “taken out of reference” and became an informal guideline, which continues to recommend several fitness trackers and apps.
Lancet studies analyzed previous research and data on the health and activity of more than 160,000 adults worldwide.
Compared to those who used to run 2,000 steps a day, it was found that 7,000 steps were linked to the risk:
- Heart disease – 25% below
- Cancer – 6% below
- Dementia – 38% below
- And depression – 22% below
However, researchers say that some figures may be less accurate than others because they are only prepared from a small number of studies.
Overall, their reviews suggest that a slight step of about 4,000 phases in about 4,000 stages a day is also counted better health, which is compared to very low activity of just 2,000 stages a day.
For most of the health conditions, the benefits trembled to move beyond 7,000 steps, although there were additional benefits for the heart to move forward.
‘This is about exit and’
John Struid says he crosses this benchmark – often hit 16,000 steps a day – told the BBC that he thinks that we should not focus on numbers.
“It is about to exit and it, and the benefits for our mental good that are tangible, but not easy to determine as a simple step count.”
After a heart attack in 2022, the 64-year-old started walking every day-inspired by his father-in-law, who suffered a heart attack at the same age.
“I live in a rural city in Dorset, and I usually travel a nice hour on a walk in the morning. I am only a dog running without a dog.”
John said that the counting of his steps on his phone was provided with a good challenge as well as provided health benefits: “You reach a certain level, and you think, well I can keep walking.”
Getty imagesMost exercise focus on focusing on guidelines.
For example, World health organization It is said that adults should perform at least 150 minutes of medium aerobic activity or 75 minutes of strong aerobic activity every week.
Dr. Ding says that this advice can be difficult for people to understand sometimes but current guidelines still serve an important objective.
“There are people who swim, cycles, or have physical disability that do not allow them to take steps,” she explains.
But she says that a recommendation on the steps that people should take can be included as a “addition” that will “inspire people to think about spreading their physical activities throughout the day”.
Brunell University London, a sedentary behavior and health expert Dr. Daniel Bailey says that the study challenges the “myth” that 10,000 steps a day are required.
While 10,000 steps are an appropriate goal for those who are more active, they say that targeting 5,000 to 7,000 may be “more realistic and achievable targets” for others.
Senior Lecturer Dr. at Clinical Exercise Physiology at Partsmouth University. Andrew Scott agreed that the exact number is not important.
He says that “is always better” and people should not worry too much about killing a specific goal, especially on those days when the activity is limited.
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