Even 4,000 Steps a Day Can Have Big Health Benefits

But the more you walk, the better off you’ll be.

...That translates into a 30- to 45-minute walk, or roughly two miles, although it varies from person to person, said Dr. Seth Shay Martin, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medicine and an author of the study. But the more steps you take, the better off you are: Mortality risk decreased by 15 percent with every additional 1,000 steps participants took.

“It’s the best medicine we can recommend: Just going out for a walk,” said Dr. Randal Thomas, a preventive cardiology specialist at the Mayo Clinic who was not involved with the study...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/well/move/steps-walking-health-benefits.html?smid=em-share