`` The more people walking everyday, the lower the risk of death '' is confirmed by a 10-year survey



The goal setting of `` 10,000 steps per day '' is often set up around the world, but from many scientists `` The number of 10,000 steps per day was born from a campaign promoted by

Japanese manufacturers to sell pedometers It is, 'he criticized for lacking scientific grounds. A 10-year study from a research team at the US National Cancer Institute published a study that states that 'more steps per day reduces the risk of death.'

Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality Among US Adults | Cardiology | JAMA | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2763292

Higher step counts could lower risk of early death, study finds | Society | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/24/higher-step-counts-could-lower-risk-early-death-study-finds

Between 2003 and 2006, the research team asked 4,840 subjects over the age of 40 to answer a questionnaire on health, diet, education, etc., and collected data using a pedometer for seven days. In addition, we tracked health status for 10 years after the data was collected. In addition, 1,165 subjects died during the follow-up period, of which 406 died of cardiovascular disease and 283 died of cancer.

Analyzing the data, taking into account factors such as the subject's age, gender, health status, smoking habits, and education, he found that `` the higher the average number of steps per day during the follow-up period, the lower the risk of death. '' Said the research team.



According to the research team, walking 8,000 steps per day reduces mortality by 50% and walking 12,000 steps per day, by 65%, compared to walking 4,000 steps per day. . Also, when walking 2,000 steps per day, the mortality rate was 50% higher than when walking 4,000 steps per day. In addition, the higher the number of steps per day, the lower the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

However, the researchers did not know the link between walking speed or load and mortality. He added that the results of this study do not elucidate why 'walking reduces the risk of death.'

In response to this research, Professor Emanuel Stamatakis, a kinematics researcher at the University of Sydney, said, “The daily steps to be aimed at in daily life were set at 6000 to 8000 steps, which is easier to clear, The so-called '10,000 steps a day' has become one of the bigger goals. '


by Christine Urias

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