Posted on 12/05/2023 9:42:51 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence.
Moreover, the faster the speed above 4 km/hour, the lower the risk seems to be, with every 1 km increase in speed associated with a 9% reduction in risk, the findings suggest.
They looked for relevant long-term studies published up to May 2023 and found 10 that were eligible for inclusion. These had all been published between 1999 and 2022 and included monitoring periods ranging from 3 to 11 years for a total of 508,121 adults from the U.S., Japan, and the UK.
Pooled data analysis of the results showed that compared with strolling at less than 2 miles or 3 km/hour, an average or normal walking speed of 2–3 miles or 3–5 km/hour was associated with a 15% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, irrespective of the time spent walking.
Similarly, fairly brisk walking at a speed of 3–4 miles/hour or 5–6 km/hour was associated with a 24% lower risk of type 2 diabetes compared with strolling.
Brisk walking or striding at a speed above 4 miles or 6 km/hour was associated with a reduced risk of around 39%, equal to 2.24 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes in every 100 people.
Every 1 km/hour increase in walking speed was associated with a 9% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, with the minimal threshold of 4km/hour equal to 87 steps/minute for men and 100 steps/minute for women, the findings suggest.
Another factor to consider is reverse causality, whereby participants with faster walking speed might be more likely to be physically active and have better cardiorespiratory fitness, greater muscle mass, and better overall health status.
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The guy needs to not stroll when walking for the hour in the woods. Walking for an hour should get him closer to 7,500 steps. I don’t have 5 free hours, but I do try to have one free hour to go walk. The rest of the steps are just around my house with my normal life.
I do 1000-2000 steps just doing grocery shopping at the supermarket.
This is another backwards study.
“As with all population studies, there was a healthy person confounder The person who reported walking briskly was substantially younger, they had far lower BMI, they did massively more exercise during the week, and they were far less likely to smoke. These were adjusted for, but you can’t adjust for the whole person.
* Given that this was self-reported, the younger, slimmer, fitter, non-smokers reported walking faster and the younger, slimmer, fitter, non-smokers are less likely to die in the next 12-13 years.
* When I see someone walking briskly, I think “there’s a healthy person.” I don’t think “walking briskly has made that person healthy.” The researchers should have thought the same.”
https://www.zoeharcombe.com/2023/12/can-brisk-walking-make-you-live-longer/
It depends one which grocery store around here. The bigger ones, yes. The little ones, maybe 500 steps, especially if it’s just a quick trip.
I do park as far away from the store as I can. Those are the easy ones to get in, plus fewer dings on my car. Double bonus!
I do the same.
I used to work retail, and I can tell you from my experience that some people who are chubby can walk pretty fast. In general, though, I agree with you. As always, there are outliers.
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