“I am clearly not recommending folks who are doing 10,000 steps a day to go back to 7,000,” said Ding, a professor of public health at the University of Sydney.
“However, beyond around 7,000 steps, the additional health gain for each additional 1,000 steps start to become smaller, so there is less ‘return on investment’.”
The study was “an important addition to the literature which helps to debunk the myth that 10,000 steps per day should be the target for optimal health”, said Daniel Bailey, a reader in sedentary behaviour and health at Brunel University of London.
How is a lower incidence of depression not “optimal health”?
Furthermore, they make no mention of walking alone vs walking with someone else (as I see a lot of people / couples do). What is the impact of that extra time from the 3k steps (together) on the relationship? Is that not good for optimal health?
While interesting in its own right, I feel like this is one of those “the new America proves those lefties wrong, again!” emotion grabs. This guy wants his work heard, sure, does anyone else detect an information/emotional warfare in how we deliberate?
