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Every step above 2,200 steps a day reduces risk of early death, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Research suggests every extra step up to 10,000 reduces risk even if rest of the day is sedentary

Walking up to 10,000 steps a day lowers the risk of heart disease and early death, even when spending the rest of the day sedentary, research suggests.

The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that every extra step above 2,200 steps a day – up to about 10,000 – reduces these risks, regardless of how much of the remaining time is spent sitting.

Experts found the lowest risk of early death was among people who took 9,000 to 10,500 steps a day.

When it came to avoiding stroke and heart attack, the lowest risks were in people taking about 9,700 steps a day.

The study, led by academics at the University of Sydney, analysed data from more than 70,000 people aged around 61 from the UK Biobank.

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

10 000 steps is about 8 km for anyone wondering

[–] rdyoung@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Or a slow day waiting tables or working retail.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The 10,000 steps a day thing came about as a result of a Japanese pedometer marketing campaign (Manpo-kei), but there was no science behind it, it was just a nice round number that sounded right. Though it's nice to see more evidence for 10k, I'd seen that a "good" amount of steps was something around 7k-8k steps, though you still do get benefits above that, the benefits tend to plateau and you're not getting as much benefit after that point.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So what happens above 10,000? Is it just diminishing returns? Pointless? Harmful even (joint wear or something)?