[ConservativeMind]

There was no apparent benefit against dementia going over 9,800 steps a day.

[ConservativeMind]

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

I prefer an hour a day on a stationary bike.

[redgolum]

More blood flowing, more oxygen.

[LibWhacker]

Maybe it’s just the act of counting to 10,000 every day.

[ladyjane]

Actually in terms of mortality about 7k steps is fine. No benefits were found for over that.

[FamiliarFace]

My daughter (neurophysiologist) told me about this study a few weeks ago, so I’m guessing she was able to see the pre-print. She knows that her father and I have 10,000 steps as our daily goal, which we get most days, though not every day. We usually get over 6,000 daily, and often get twice that. We recently returned from a trip to Oregon to visit her, and we hiked all over the place, keeping up with her and her fiancé rather easily. They were both impressed.

I also saw that this is said to help specifically with vascular dementia, which is what my Mama suffered from. She had very poor balance once she got into her mid-to-late 80’s. Walking from one room to another was very hard for her.

I’m hopeful that our almost two years habit of daily walking will fend off a few health problems.

[Leaning Right]

Out of curiosity I looked it up. 10,000 steps is roughly 5 miles.
Of course, your mileage may vary.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

That’s over 5 miles a day. Really?

[ChildOfThe60s]

How many do I have to add to counter my nightly bourbon?

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[kelly4c]

Bkmk

[Boomer]

I prefer to walk a mile with my dogs then ride 5 or more miles on a mountain bike around town.

[angelsonmyside]

Bump

[Honest Nigerian]

The way that headline is composed ….. extremely suspect.
Supposedly statins reduce the risk of a heart attack from 3% to 2%.
Well, statin side effects are a big reason many people can’t tolerate that drug.
But back to the objection to the article:
“So Doc, there is a 97% chance I won’t have a heart attack? But if i take this drug that makes me feel like an injured zombie there is a 50% decrease in my heart attack risk?”
I don’t like walking enough to spend my remaining years collecting 10,000 steps a day.
YMMV

[dragnet2]

I’m looking for a way to exercise without exerting myself.

[Nifster]

So walk five miles a day or else

[Bullish]

What a crock of BS.

[fso301]

While superficially encouraging, all this may be saying is that persons able to take 9,800 steps per day are not being inhibited by cognitive decline whereas for the other group, cognitive decline inhibits their ability to take so many steps.<p.

[norwaypinesavage]

There are two completely different ways of reducing your chances of dementia: 1 delay or eliminate the onset, or 2 die of something else first.

Are you sure that 10,000 steps a day is #1?

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’m doomed. 😏