Your Daily Step Count Could Say A Lot About Your Dementia Risk

I moved from California to Italy. I started walking over 10,000 steps without even trying.

The author moved from the US to Italy and started hitting 10,000 steps without trying.Courtesy of the authorMoving to Florence naturally doubled my daily step count.Research suggests 10,000 steps isn't necessary for better health.I stopped tracking every walk and started enjoying movement again.I sat on my gray couch in my California home, surrounded by plain white walls and a fiddle-leaf fig plant. Before turning on Netflix, I grabbed my phone,…

Your Daily Step Count Could Say A Lot About Your Dementia Risk

You’ve probably heard that 10,000 steps a day is best for your health. Not only was this figure a marketing tool at first, however, but some research has found that the true sweet spot is around 7,000 steps daily.That distance has been linked to a lower likelihood of all-cause mortality, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even dementia.Other studies have found different, and generally positive, results for other step counts, too. Alzheimer’s So…

Do we really need 10,000 steps a day?

Hunter Bennett, Adelaide University You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. This magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors across the globe. You May Like Loading ads… But where did it come from? And is it even true? Let’s step back to Japan in 1964 Believe it or not, but the infamous 10,000 steps a day recommendation didn’t come from a research laboratory. In fact, it is …