Life Times reporter Wang Meng
this 15 year follow-up survey selected 3000 male and female participants, whose average age at the beginning of the study was 58.8 years old. They carried pedometer on their body to collect daily walking data. The analysis showed that if the sedentary people increased to 10 thousand paces per day, their risk of death for various reasons would be reduced by 46%. Even if the walk is less than 10 thousand, the body benefits. Daily walking to 3000 steps, 5 days a week, will also reduce the mortality rate by 12%. During the study period, the lower the number of walking, the higher the death rate, while the number of walking increased, and the mortality rate gradually decreased.
the study, published in the journal synthesis of the public science library, shows that walking more can make people live longer and prevent disease, and exercise should be regarded as a useful way to prolong life.