The heart and blood arteries can be benefited by just more than 2,300 steps. However, according to studies, the more steps done, the greater the health benefits.
According to a study, you only need 5,000 steps a day to maintain your health and fitness. According to a BBC report that cited research from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a review of more than 226,000 adults worldwide revealed that 4,000 steps were sufficient to begin lowering the chance of dying prematurely from any cause.
The heart and blood arteries can be benefited by just more than 2,300 steps. However, according to studies, the more steps done, the greater the health benefits. According to the study, up to 20,000 additional steps cut the chance of dying before your time by 15%.
Lifestyle modifications reduce cardiovascular risk effectively
While the number of cutting-edge pharmaceuticals for therapy is increasing, according to Maciej Banach, a professor from the Medical University of Lodz, they are not the sole solution. Banach emphasized that lifestyle modifications, such as diet and exercise, which were a key component of the study, “might be at least as, or even more, effective in reducing cardiovascular risk and prolonging lives.”
Barry, a large global fitness firm, hired teacher Honey Fine to highlight the issues caused by excessive sitting. In an interview with the BBC, Fine explained that spending too much time sitting can impede metabolism, alter muscular growth, and weaken muscles, which can lead to aches and pains.
“Sitting down for too long can also cause all kinds of back problems; we find this a lot with people who work in offices, where their backs are constantly put in a stressed, compressed position that leads to a lot more problems later in life,” Fine continued.
She continued by discussing the significance of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT), which is all of the activities that people engage in to burn calories.
Fine claimed that activities like standing, carrying groceries, and cleaning the floors increase physical activity and improve calorie burning.
