Walking is a simple way to improve health and lengthen life. But it's not just the number of steps you take that helps, it's also how quickly you take them
, researchers compared brisk walkers' risk of disease and premature death with that of slow or average walkers and found that walking fast made a difference.Researchers compared the 30 most intense minutes of activity in study participants' days and found that, even when the overall step counts were similar, those whose peak speeds were brisk — about 90 steps per minute — had lower health risks than those whose paces were average.
Fast walkers had a 30% lower risk of developing dementia, a 25% lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease and a 35% overall lower risk of premature death.The brisk walking doesn't have to be in one 30-minute chunk, study author Matthew Ahmadi, a research fellow at the University of Sydney,It can be in small bursts throughout your day. Picking up the pace from time to time makes the difference.try going at a faster clip for one or two minute intervals.
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