Taking 10,000 steps a day is a beneficial habit, which to a certain extent, reflects the degree of people’s physical activity, or a state of life that is close to nature. In fact, many people have put this into practice for a long time.
However, how to implement walking 10,000 steps a day may still be vague in our minds—the same 10,000 steps, using casual walking or brisk walking, can bring very disparate effects. As we strive to reach 10,000 steps, what speed or cadence should we adopt to get the best results?
Walk More, Live Longer: Walking Is Better Than Not Walking
Many findings support the fact that increasing both the time and speed of walking can reduce the risk of all-cause mortality (ACM) and some diseases. However, most of these findings are analyzed based on people’s self-reported walking speed, which may not be accurate. For instance, there are divergences between self-perceived walking speed and actual speed, and between the memory of activity time and intensity and actual situations….