The research group led by Associate Professor Inoue and Associate Professor Yusuke Tsugawa of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), using U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, has found that achieving 8,000 steps per day, even just one or two days a week has a positive impact on health.
Using accelerometer-measured step count information, the study examined the risk of mortality associated with walking more than 8,000 steps per day for 0, 1-2, and 3-7 days. The Findings, those who walked at least 8,000 degrees, even one or two days per week, showed a reduction in mortality risk almost equal to those who regularly walked three or more days per week.
The results of this study suggest that achieving the target number of steps, even one or two days per week, may have a sufficiently positive impact on health.
Kosuke Inoue, Yusuke Tsugawa, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Beate Ritz (2023). Association of Daily Step Patterns With Mortality in US Adults. JAMA Network Open, 6(3):e235174.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5174
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Press release: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research-news/2023-03-30
Kyoto University School of Public Health: http://sph.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/6979/