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JAKARTA – New studies report that adults over the age of 60 walk 6,000 to 9,000 steps a day, have a 40-50% reduced risk cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks and strokes, compared to those who took 2,000 steps a day.

The research was led by Amanda Paluch, PhD, an assistant professor of kinesiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

In his research, Paluch found that adults over the age of 60 who took more steps had a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

“There is a much lower risk of cardiovascular events or disease when they take more steps per day,” explained Amanda Paluch as quoted by the page Health line.

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Paluch further explained that collaborative health steps in 2022 show more movement, even below the 10,000 steps per day threshold, which is often referred to but is not scientific, but is associated with longevity benefits.

Meanwhile, the meta-analysis that used data from 15 studies involving nearly 50,000 people from four continents found that walking 6,000 to 8,000 steps a day was associated with a lower risk of death.

Paluch and his team analyzed eight studies involving more than 20,000 people from the United States and 42 other countries. They get similar results in terms of stride.

Not only that, Paluch also said, those who take 2,000-3,000 steps a day, doing a little more can mean a lot for heart health.

Meanwhile, Dr. Yu-Ming Ni, a cardiologist at Memorial Care Heart and Vascular Institute at Orange Coast Medical Center in California, said Health linethat in adults under 60 there was a small visible benefit from walking about 8,000 steps, but not significant.

However, according to Ni, multiplying steps is a useful way to practice, like implementing 8,000 steps.

“More steps are usually better, so even if 8,000 steps aren’t possible, anything above 3,000 is generally considered beneficial,” explains Dr. Yu-Ming Ni.

(hri)