“The better you walk every day, the lower your risk of death.”

After 10 years of investigation, a research team from the National Cancer Institute published a study showing that the more walking a day, the lower the risk of death.

Between 2003 and 2006, the research team asked 4,840 subjects over the age of 40 to answer questions about health, diet, and education, and collected data by attaching a pedometer for 7 days. They also tracked their health for 10 years after data collection. The number of subjects who died during the follow-up period was 1,165, of which 406 died of cardiovascular disease and 283 of them died of cancer.

The research team also analyzed the data in consideration of factors such as age and sex, health status, smoking habits, and education of the subjects, and explained that the higher the average daily walking during the follow-up period, the lower the risk of death.

According to the research team, the mortality rate decreased by 50% when walking 8,000 steps per day compared to walking 4,000 steps per day, and 65% when walking 12,000 steps per day. It is also said that the mortality rate was 50% higher when walking 2,000 steps a day than when walking 4,000 steps a day. In addition, it was found that the more walking a day, the lower the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

However, the research team revealed that the relationship between walking speed and load is unknown to mortality. Also, the findings of the study do not explain why walking leads to a reduced risk of death. Regarding this study, an expert said that the daily gait that should be aimed at in everyday life is known to be 6,000 to 8,000 steps, and that 10,000 steps a day has become one of the larger goals. Related information can be found here .