Posted on 12/05/2023 9:42:51 AM PST by ConservativeMind
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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