The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this. The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking at least 3967 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from any cause, and 2337 steps a day reduced the risk of dying from diseases of the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease).
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    •  A study has shown that walking at least 3967 steps a day reduces the risk of death from any cause. 

•  2337 steps per day reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. 

•  The risk of death from any cause or cardiovascular disease is reduced with an additional 500-1000 steps per day. 

•  An increase of 1,000 steps per day reduces all-cause mortality by 15% and cardiovascular disease by 7%. 

•  Health benefits continue to increase even with up to 20,000 steps per day. 

•  Insufficient physical activity can increase cardiovascular disease and shorten life expectancy. 

•  Meta-analysis includes 226,889 people from 17 studies worldwide. 

•  Study Limitations: An observational study, the effect of step counting has not been tested in people with various medical conditions.