{"id":4370,"date":"2024-03-15T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:00:03","slug":"new-study-finds-that-taking-10000-steps-a-day-could-keep-you-from-an-early-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2024\/03\/new-study-finds-that-taking-10000-steps-a-day-could-keep-you-from-an-early-death.html","title":{"rendered":"New Study Finds That Taking 10,000 Steps a Day Could Keep You From an Early Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day to stay in good health? Although several studies have shown that you can likely stay healthy by taking half as many steps, a new report finds that 10,000 is still a good goal for certain people, specifically those who sit all day long. A comprehensive study involving more than 72,000 individuals has unveiled that increasing daily step counts could reverse the adverse health effects associated with\u00a0prolonged sitting.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the University of Sydney\u2019s Charles Perkins Center reveal a compelling link between\u00a0higher daily step counts\u00a0and lower risk levels of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Specifically, each additional step taken towards the\u00a010,000 step-a-day mark\u00a0correlated with a 39-percent reduction in death risk and a 21-percent decrease in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, irrespective of how much time was spent being sedentary. This research stands out as it combines the observation of the benefits of higher daily steps with an objective analysis of\u00a0sedentary behavior\u2019s risks\u00a0through the use of wrist-worn accelerometers.<\/p>\n

These devices provided a reliable measurement of the participant\u2019s physical activity and sedentary time, setting this study apart from previous inquiries into the subject. Study lead author Dr. Matthew Ahmadi, a research fellow at the University of Sydney, said in a\u00a0university release<\/a>, \u201cThis is by no means a get-out-of-jail card for people who are sedentary for excessive periods of time. However, it does hold an important public health message that all movement matters and that people can and should try to offset the health consequences of unavoidable sedentary time by upping their\u00a0daily step count.\u201d<\/p>\n