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).

  • LastOneStanding@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Wow, I know a lot of people that died and they were quite the walking enthusiasts. Some of them must have only walked 3966 steps a day. They were just one step away from immortality, perhaps?

    • Shikadi@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yes that’s how statistics work. If the statistics say 77% of people won’t die if they walk more than 4000 steps, but you see someone who walked 4000 steps who died, that means the study is fake. (Made up numbers to illustrate why anecdotes are useless unless claims are for 100%)

      • LastOneStanding@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Yes, this new type of statistical reality in this parallel universe I’ve stumbled into, where people don’t die if they walk, is fascinating, isn’t it? If I see a casino, I’m definitely going all in on the roulette wheel.

    • StringTheory@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Everyone dies eventually. Even the walking enthusiasts. There is no escape from DOOOOOOOOM! “Ask not for whom the bell tolls…”