Faster walking linked to lower early death risk

An Australian study found that walking briskly for 30 minutes daily reduces the risk of early death, even among those who take fewer steps. The results showed that increasing the intensity of walking (at a rate of at least 80 steps per minute) can provide health benefits similar to increasing the number of steps, with a tangible impact on lowering overall mortality risk and cardiovascular diseases. Maintaining a fast walking pace for half an hour each day was associated with greater protection, especially for those whose daily step count is less than 7,500. The study suggests that combining step count with walking speed is an effective strategy to reduce the risk of death, although it does not definitively establish a causal relationship.

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