Research finds increasing steps cuts death rate by 46%

Orphia

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/research-finds-increasing-steps-cuts-death-rate-by-48-20151104-gkr20v.html

"Increasing daily steps from 1000 to 10,000 a day can lower a sedentary person's chance of dying early by 46 per cent, new research has found.

The Australian research proved a direct link between exercise and popular devices like pedometers and Fitbits.

Even increasing steps a little to about 3000 a day, five days a week, delayed death by 12 per cent, the landmark study by the George Institute for Global Health found."

Link to the study itself:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141274

Barbs2222

Excellent reason to walk. I wonder how dancing would effect our life expectancy.

ltworide

Thanks for sharing, love the article.

scolaris

Great share! Someone on another thread was saying they don't see the point in exercise if it's not necessary for weight loss. Personally, I don't see the point in dieting if you're planning to be unhealthy anyway by being totally sedentary! Lol

Azdak

It's always necessary to point out that these studies compare increased habitual activity (not only walking) to *sedentary* individuals. Someone following a regular exercise program is realizing benefits far beyond the scope of these studies.

Orphia

scolaris wrote: »

Great share! Someone on another thread was saying they don't see the point in exercise if it's not necessary for weight loss. Personally, I don't see the point in dieting if you're planning to be unhealthy anyway by being totally sedentary! Lol

Excellent comment!