Tag: Exercise: Walking
Self-Reported Walking Limitation Increases Five-Year Fracture Risk
Findings show association persists across fracture sites
Cardiovascular Benefits Seen With as Few as 2,600 Steps Daily
Additional mortality benefits were found at a moderate-to-high versus low step cadence
Walking Linked to Improved Cognitive Outcomes in Down Syndrome
Walking interactions can improve physical health and cognitive and executive function in adults with Down syndrome
Walking at Faster Speeds Linked to Reduction in Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Risk for type 2 diabetes significantly reduced at walking speed of 4 km/hour and greater based on dose-response analysis
Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure may improve among older adults taking additional 3,000 steps/day
Step Count Inversely Linked to All-Cause, Cardiovascular Mortality
Higher quartiles of steps were associated with lower risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality
In-Hospital Wearable Activity Trackers Tied to Improved Outcomes
Patients using wearable trackers had higher physical activity and functioning
Just a Few Days of Walking Per Week Yields Health Benefits
Walking 8,000 steps just one or two days a week cuts all-cause and cardiovascular death
More Steps Reduce Risk for New Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults
500 more daily steps associated with 14 percent lower risk for cardiovascular disease event over 3.5 years
Higher Neighborhood Walkability Tied to Lower Gestational Diabetes Risk
Risk for gestational diabetes decreased with increasing quartiles of the neighborhood walkability index
