Walking faster can help live longer
New Delhi, Jun 02 (ANI): According to a study, walking faster could make you live longer. The research, showed walking at an average pace was found to be associated with a 20% risk reduction for all-cause mortality compared with walking at a slow pace, while walking at a brisk or fast pace was associated with a risk reduction of 24%. The protective effects of walking pace were also found to be more pronounced in older age groups. Average pace walkers aged 60 years or over experienced a 46% reduction in risk of death from cardiovascular causes, and fast pace walkers a 53% reduction. The researchers sought to determine the associations between walking pace with all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality. Increasing walking pace may be a straightforward way for people to improve heart health and risk for premature mortality, providing a simple message for public health campaigns to promote.
