The findings of the Harvard study were backed by a 2020 study of middle-aged men and women. which found that 8,000 steps was the point at which added benefits began to taper off. Even adding just two ...

A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease. By Dana G. Smith Walking a few thousand steps a day can slow cognitive decline in ...

A new meta-analysis (Bizzozero-Peroni et al., 2024) published in JAMA Network Open highlights the mental health benefits of walking. This study shows that higher daily step counts are linked to fewer ...

For a long time, it’s been drilled into our heads that we need to get 10,000 steps per day for optimal health. But before you lace up your running shoes, strap on a fitness tracker and head out the ...