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Increasing Walking Speed and Step Count for Longevity
This column explores why increasing client daily step count and walking speed is a worthwhile goal for all fitness professionals.
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Keep urging clients to track their daily steps, and share with them that taking more steps is linked with a lower risk of all-cause dementia.
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Walking Faster, Not Farther
10,000 steps a day may reduce disease risks, but research shows that walking faster may provide even more benefits than step volume alone.
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How Many Steps Per Day for a Longer Life?
If you’re over 60, studies suggest that 6,000–8,000 steps per day will reduce risks of early death and increase longevity.
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How Many Steps a Day? 4,500!
How many steps a day does it take to stay healthy? This study found that 4,500 steps per day produced healthy results for longevity.
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Do You Have “Exercise Resistance”?
Researchers found that “exercise resistance” and too much inactivity makes the body less efficient “burning” fat.
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Steps and Weight Loss
New research shows that, while increasing steps to 4,400 steps per day enhances longevity (and walking more does have numerous health benefits), adding steps without increasing intensity or changing other lifestyle habits may not lead to weight loss.
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