Health benefits of walking

As for walking, it is recommended to have a higher health effect than other excercise by many medical personnel, but it is of great significance that the results of the implementation were presented by the number of steps.

1. Vanderbilt University survey results in the United States

As a result of tracking 6042 people over the age of 18 for 4 years, it can be seen that subjects who walked more than 10,000 steps compared to about 6,000 steps had a great health effect. The risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, gastroesophageal reflux esophagitis, major depression, obesity, and sleep apnea has decreased by 24-52%. Among them, sleep apnea has decreased by 52%, and the effect of walking is particularly high.



2. Survey results conducted in Nakanojo-cho, Gunma Prefecture

The result is a survey on the relationship between physical activity and disease prevention for all 5,000 residents over the age of 65 living in Nakanojo-cho, Gunma Prefecture for 20 years. Looking at this content, it has been shown to help prevent various diseases, especially from 5000 steps to 8000 steps.

5000 steps: Effective for preventing nursing care, dementia, heart disease, and stroke,

7000 steps: Effective for preventing cancer, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis, and fractures,

7500 steps: Effective for preventing muscle loss and loss of physical strength,

8000 steps: Effective for preventing high blood pressure, diabetes, lipid abnormalities, and metabolic syndrome,

Note that the important point of this survey is that the time for brisk walking is shown in the walking, and it is not just a stroll. The normal stride is from 60 cm to 70 cm, so it will be 4 km to 5 km in 7000 steps, about 1 hour, but 15 minutes of this is designated as a brisk walk. This requires a conscious brisk walk and the load is high.

3. There are two results in the United States and Japan, but the United States is over 18 years old, and Japan is over 65 years old, but both are more than 5000 steps and less than 10000 steps, and there is no preventive effect below this, and the effect does not change much more. In Japan, more than 8000 steps are recommended, so it matches this content.