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Fast Walkers Live Longer Than Slow Walkers, Study Says

Step it up, buddy - by Lauren Williamson
  • 07 Aug 2018
Fast Walkers Live Longer Than Slow Walkers, Study Says
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There are two types of people in this world – those who are happy to dawdle to their destination at snail pace, and those who have things to do, places to be and no time to be stuck behind aforementioned slow pokes.

And research has validated the frustrations of fast walkers, world wide, finding that keeping a quick pace will actually help you live longer.

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine analysed data from over 50,000 UK adults who self-reported their average, perceived walking speed as well as other health factors. They tracked the subjects for around nine years and found that self professed fast and average speed walkers had approximately 20 per cent lower mortality risk than slow walkers.

Although the study did not prove cause and effect, the researchers suggest that having need for speed strengthens the heart better than stepping slowly. But they highlight that walking at a faster pace could also indicate the health, fitness and physical function of a person, predicting a lower mortality risk rather than being a causal factor.

“The main takeaway message is that stepping up the pace may be a good hack to make walking more health-enhancing,” first author Emmanuel Stamatakis, a professor of physical activity, lifestyle and population health at the University of Sydney School of Medicine in Australia, told TIME.

This article originally appeared on Women's Health.

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