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4,000 Steps A Day Enough To Cut Risk Of Dying Early

A new study has found just 4,000 steps could be enough to cut the risk of dying early. Most people...
Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

9:17 AM - 9 Aug 2023



4,000 Steps A Day Enough To Cu...

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4,000 Steps A Day Enough To Cut Risk Of Dying Early

Caoimhseach Connolly
Caoimhseach Connolly

9:17 AM - 9 Aug 2023



A new study has found just 4,000 steps could be enough to cut the risk of dying early.

Most people with a fitness tracker aim to do 10,000 steps a day, however, study has found just 3,967 steps is enough to reduce the risk of dying from any cause.

2,337 is enough to make you less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease.

The data published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found the chance of dying from cardiovascular disease decreases significantly with every 500 to 1,000 extra steps.

The analysis covered more than 226,000 people across 17 individual studies around the world. Their average age was 64, with an almost 50-50 split between women and men.

Participants took part in the research for an average of seven years.



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