Tag: Exercise: Walking
Taking Most of Daily Steps in Longer Bouts Beneficial
Findings seen among persons taking fewer than recommended number of steps per day
Health Outcomes in Older Women Improved With 4,000 Steps Per Day a Couple Days...
4,000 steps tied to lower mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, while more steps were tied to even better outcomes
Personalized Gait Retraining Beneficial for Medial Compartment Knee OA
Personalized foot angle modifications improve pain, reduce knee loading, and may slow progression of osteoarthritis
Nonlinear Inverse Association Seen for Step Count, Peak Cadence With MACE
Significantly lower risk for MACE, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke seen with each 1,000-step increase
7,000 Steps Per Day Tied to Clinically Meaningful Benefits in Health Outcomes
Benefits include lower risk for death and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and depression
Fast Walking Pace Linked to Reduced Mortality
Inverse association was stronger for mortality due to cardiovascular diseases than cancer
Higher Daily Walking Volume, Intensity Tied to Lower Risks for Low Back Pain
Walking volume may have a more pronounced benefit than walking intensity
Faster Walking Pace Cuts Risk for Cardiac Arrhythmias
Findings seen for all cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation
Odds of Metabolic Disease Lower With Fast Subjective Walking Speed in Patients With Obesity
Risks for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia lower in those with obesity based on waist circumference, waist circumference and BMI
Higher Daily Step Count Linked to Lower Risk for Depression
Systematic review and meta-analysis show fewer depressive symptoms in association with higher step counts
