You don’t need to spend a fortune to stay on top of your health goals while tracking your fitness. These days, even cheap fitness trackers come packed with features that help you monitor your heart ...

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IN THE LAST 10 years, walking has gotten a serious rebrand. What was once considered a mundane part of day-to-day life is now hailed as a gospel for good health. You’ve likely heard that 10,000 steps ...

Her brother’s heart surgery at 4 years old sparked an early interest in cardiology for Linda Park, PhD, NP. But it was the disappointment years later as a cardiac nurse practitioner watching patients ...

Science is clear that 10,000 steps isn’t the magic number. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t another magic number out there. A new study out of Harvard Medical School recently published in Nature ...

New research suggests that taking 3,000 steps or more a day can lower the risk of cognitive decline, even in people who are high risk. More steps had even greater benefits. Researchers discovered that ...

Eef Hogervorst has received funding from Economic and Social Research Council, Road Safety Trust, Alzheimer's Research UK, ISPF, Dunhill Medical Trust. She was affiliated with NICE as expert on ...

A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease. By Dana G. Smith Walking a few thousand steps a day can slow cognitive decline in ...

Step aside, outdated exercise goals. For years, 10,000 steps has been promoted by fitness trackers, health apps and medical professionals as the gold standard for daily physical activity. But if that ...

The time it takes to walk 10,000 steps will vary from person to person. It can depend on various factors, including a person’s stride length, pace, and step intensity. Older research suggests that ...

A few years ago, in 2020, during the pandemic, I started exercising in the only space I had: my living room. No gyms. No studios. Just a yoga mat and free YouTube workouts. Over the course of a year, ...

Walking more is associated with reduced risk for dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and more—but a new study says you can get fewer than 10,000 steps a day and still see all those benefits. An ...