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Nearly 1.8 billion adults at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity, reveals WHO report

Jun 29, 2024, at 02:50 pm

New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022.

Study shows fewer than 5000 steps per day can lower the risk of death

Aug 09, 2023, at 02:49 pm

The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this.

Study finds older adults who remain more active have a better quality of life

Jul 07, 2023, at 10:43 pm

A reduction in the amount of time spent physically active when adults are over 60 years old is linked to lower quality of life, a Cambridge study of almost 1,500 adults has shown.

Walking 8,000 steps on weekends enough to cut death risk: Study

Apr 10, 2023, at 11:50 pm

Tokyo: Walking 8,000 steps per day just on weekends can lower the risk of death, a Japanese research group has found.

Just an hour of weekly walking staves off disability, finds study

Apr 02, 2019, at 03:42 pm

New York, Apr 2 (IBNS): Just one hour a week of brisk walking — as if you are late to an appointment or trying to make a train — staves off disability in older adults with arthritis pain, or aching or stiffness in a knee, hip, ankle or foot, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.  

Deakin study shows city walkability can fix disadvantage health gap

Feb 25, 2019, at 05:15 pm

New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Promoting 'walkability' in city neighbourhoods is a key way to reduce health inequality between the rich and poor, according to new Deakin University research.