Recently a study of how many steps would benefit older women was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The average age of women in the study was 72. The study found that older women reaped benefits at 4400 steps per day as opposed to women in the study group that took 2700 steps per day. There was no benefit in walking over 7500 steps per day. Meaning “More steps taken per day are associated with lower mortality rates until approximately 7500 steps/day.” “More specifically, women who took 4,400 steps per day had better outcomes, including longevity, than women who took less than 2,700 steps per day.The women included in the study, published Wednesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, averaged 72 in age.Its findings could help improve women's health by pointing women to a more realistic goal to achieve, like 4,000 steps a day, or between one and two miles.” Well. That's a relief. LINK!
I guess you are suggesting you don't plan to start walking. I walk A LOT. Usually take mine between 5:30 and 6:30 every other morning.
If you walk 7500 steps a day, how many miles would you walk in a year? How long would it take you to walk back?