Walking is important, but challenging yourself to go faster and higher can improve your health even more.
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Walking is important, but challenging yourself to go faster and higher can improve your health even more.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Getting 9,000 to 10,000 steps daily may cut your risk of cardiovascular disease and early death, according to a new study.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Research suggests every extra step up to 10,000 reduces risk even if rest of the day is sedentary
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
From stretching before a workout to the truth about protein, we separate the facts from dodgy exercise ‘wisdom’
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
The very thought of exercise can be tiring. But don’t despair. Small changes can make a big difference
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
As few as 2,500 to 4,000 steps a day can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and an early death, but more is much better, a new study found.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Earlier this week, this masthead reported that we don’t need 10,000 steps a day to stay healthy. Brilliant! I thought, before doing my 10,000 steps.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Experts have new advice around how many steps we should be taking each day, and how we track them.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Think you need 10,000 steps? Scientists have come up with evidence-based recommendations about step-count goals that might be lower than you would expect.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
That goal of 10,000 daily steps may not be ideal for everyone. Find the right number for you.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Taking nearly 9,000 steps per day is linked to a lower risk of chronic disease, but if you add extra effort, you can lose weight and prevent obesity, a new study says.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Two new studies also found that health benefits can be achieved by taking fewer steps.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Accumulating more steps per day may be associated with a lower risk of cancer, heart disease and early death, and walking at a faster pace may provide additional benefits, a new study finds.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
A new study has a magic number (or three) of steps to use when out walking to cut your risk of dementia later in life.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Walking is never Herculean. It’s positively pedestrian, which is exactly why it works.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, found the magic number is actually less than 10,000 steps a day.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
More than 46,000 cancers in America each year, or about 3 percent of cases, could be prevented by meeting physical activity guidelines.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Two studies, which together followed more than 10,000 men and women for decades, show that the right types and amounts of physical activity reduce the risk of premature death by as much as 70 per cent.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
During the pandemic, Jennifer's been more sedentary than ever. Can she make a hard switch to walking 10,000 steps a day?
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
While the figure of 10,000 steps a day has become a popular benchmark, new research finds we might not need to take quite so many strides to cut our chances of an early death.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Among middle-aged men and women who took about 7,000 steps a day, covering even a little extra ground was tied to better sleep.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
For decades, 10,000 steps a day has been a recommended healthy target but is it really necessary? Some research says this isn't exactly the case.
Scooped by Peter Mellow |
Setting a daily goal made me fitter, boosted my mood and allowed me to explore parts of New York I’d never seen before