Walking 8,000 Steps Twice A Week Cuts Mortality Risk

Walking 8,000 steps once or twice a week significantly reduces the risk of mortality after 10 years, according to a joint study by researchers from Kyoto University and the University of California Los Angeles, Yomiuri Shimbun reported.

Photo Insert: The mortality rate was lower by 16.5% among those who walked 8,000 steps or more three to seven days a week.

The study, published in an international medical journal, also indicated that walking more frequently or for a longer period yielded about the same amount of health benefits.

The findings suggest that people may substantially benefit by walking just a couple of days a week when they have enough time and energy.

Kosuke Inoue, an associate professor at Kyoto University, and other researchers used data from a survey conducted on US adults, with a sample size of 3,101.

They found that participants who walked at least 8,000 steps once or twice a week were 14.9% less likely to die after 10 years than those who did not walk even a single day in a week. The mortality rate was lower by 16.5% among those who walked 8,000 steps or more three to seven days a week.

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