People who walk more each day are less likely to have depression - the new study found that the higher a person's step count, the less likely they were to have depression, with reaching 5000 and 7500 steps a day both associated with lower risks.
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People who walk more each day are less likely to have depression
People who walk more each day are less likely to have depression
People who walk a higher number of steps each day are less likely to have depressive symptoms, according to international r
People who walk a higher number of steps each day are less likely to have depressive symptoms, according to international r
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Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk. Higher daily step count, but not pace (step intensity), was also linked to lower cancer risk - 11% lower for those taking 7,000 steps per day and 16% lower for 9,000 steps. Beyond 9,000 steps, risk reduction plateaued.
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Daily physical activity, even at light intensities, linked to lower cancer risk
In a prospective cohort study of more than 85,000 adults in the United Kingdom, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and University of Oxford found that individuals who engaged in light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity daily physical…
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A meta-analysis shows that even taking 7,000 steps per day can lower a person’s risk of disease 🚶♂️📉 | Hitting a 7,000-step target was linked with a 25 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease ❤️🩹, a 37 percent lower risk of dying from cancer 🎗️ and a 38 percent lower risk of dementia 🧠
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Science News
How many steps a day should you take to lower disease risk?
An analysis of 57 studies shows that people who walked a certain number of steps were less likely to die from any cause compared with those who walked less.
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Fewer than 5,000 daily steps at a faster pace lower early death risk as much as 5,000–7,500 slower steps, while 7,500–10,000 steps were linked to the lowest risk regardless of pace, according to data from the activity trackers of 103,684 middle-aged participants
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BMJ Group - Helping doctors make better decisions
Different daily step count and stepping pace combos may all lower risk of early death
Fewer daily steps at faster pace or more steps at slower pace may substantially lower risk Brisker pace for half an hour a day may be sweet spot for those with sedentary lifestyles Fewer daily steps at a faster pace or more steps at a slower pace may both…
14-year study of 3,093 adults using Fitbit data, finds that those averaging 8,875–14,161 daily steps performed better on tests of attention, cognitive control and decision-making than those averaging 5,108 steps. Higher systolic blood pressure was also linked to poorer cognitive performance
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Nature
Physical activity and blood pressure as predictors of cognitive function in the all of us research program
Scientific Reports - Physical activity and blood pressure as predictors of cognitive function in the all of us research program