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World’s largest study shows the more you walk, the lower your risk of death, even if you walk fewer than 5,000 steps: Walking at least 3967 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from any ... (www.eurekalert.org)

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The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this. The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking at least 3967 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from any cause, and 2337 steps a day reduced the risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease).

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[-] ashtrix@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

I read about a woman who died after a tree branch fell on her during a walk so there's that...

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago

She was only 3966 steps away from her door.

[-] Lowbird@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You read about her because that's a heck of a lot rarer and more interesting as a headline than "woman dies in car crash" or "woman dies of heart attack".

Also sometimes trees fall on cars or houses when people are in them, too.

Edit: I am probably taking your comment far too seriously, admittedly.