A new study published in The Lancet Public Health finds that walking just 7,000 steps per day offers substantial health benefits—including lower risks of mortality, heart disease, diabetes, and dementia—challenging the long-standing 10,000-step daily goal as unrealistic for many.
The findings of the research were presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021. The virtual meeting offered the latest science on population-based health
