Just 7,000 steps a day cuts health risks, study says
Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests.
It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, which is often seen as the benchmark to reach.
The research, published in the Lancet Public Health, found that the figure was linked with a reduced risk of serious health issues, including cancer, dementia and heart disease.
The findings could encourage more people to track their steps as a practical way to improve their health, the researchers say.
"We have this perception we should be doing 10,000 steps a day," says lead author Dr Melody Ding, "but it's not evidence based".
The figure of 10,000 steps can be traced back to a 1960s marketing campaign in Japan. In the run-up t...
