The New York Times

Using a ‘Tiny Bit of Math’ May Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be even better. By Matt Richtel Many people use a smartwatch to monitor their cardiovascular ...
BMJ

Do the associations of daily steps with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease differ by sedentary time levels? A device-based cohort study

4 Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile 5 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, ...
ABC News

Walking just 4,000 steps a day could cut risk of death by up to 40%: Study

Previous guidance recommended people walk at least 10,000 steps a day. A new study suggests that walking just 4,000 steps a day, rather than the more widely recommended 10,000 steps a day, could be ...
NPR

Getting your steps in can reduce depression, research finds

Feeling down? Taking a walk could help, new research shows. The more steps we take, the less likely we are to feel depressed, according to a JAMA Network Open paper published in December. Researchers ...
Newsday

Study shows 7,000 steps a day improves health outcomes, countering the long-held 10,000 daily goal

You don't need to walk 10,000 steps a day to achieve meaningful health benefits — 7,000 steps a day, about 3 miles depending on the length of your stride — will suffice, according to a new study out ...