The Claim
In older women, a daily step count of approximately 4400 steps is associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality compared to 2700 steps per day, with further reductions in mortality observed as step count increases up to around 7500 steps per day, beyond which no additional mortality benefit is observed.
What the research says
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Older women who walk about 4,400 steps a day tend to live longer than those who walk only 2,700 steps, and walking more helps up to about 7,500 steps — after that, walking even more doesn’t seem to lower the risk of dying any further.
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In older women, taking approximately 4400 steps per day is associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality compared to taking about 2700 steps per day, with mortality rates progressively decreasing as step count increases up to around 7500 steps per day, after which no further reduction in mortality is observed.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Association of Step Volume and Intensity With All-Cause Mortality in Older Women.
The study found that older women who walked about 4400 steps a day had lower death rates than those who walked about 2700 steps, and more steps helped up to around 7500, after which extra steps didn’t help more.
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