{"id":5684,"date":"2018-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herheart.org\/2018\/06\/07\/walking-study\/"},"modified":"2018-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T14:00:00","slug":"walking-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/area54.thedct.net\/herheart\/walking-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Huffing And Puffing To A Healthier Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot of health advice out there: drink more of this, eat less of that, only do yoga between the hours of 8.45 and 9pm on Thursdays\u2026 how are you supposed to keep up with all of this?!\u00a0<\/span>But, new research has been published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which asks us to do one simple thing: walk faster!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The study\u2019s lead author, professor <\/span>Emmanuel Stamatakis<\/span><\/a> of the University of Sydney, explains that \u2018huffing and puffing\u2019 whilst still being able to have a conversation, is a great indicator that you are keeping up a brisk pace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA fast pace is generally five to six kilometres per hour, but it really depends on a walker\u2019s fitness levels; an alternative indicator is to walk at a pace that makes you slightly out of breath or sweaty when sustained,\u201d Professor Stamatakis told The University of Sydney Press.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile sex and body mass index did not appear to influence outcomes, walking at an average or fast pace was associated with a significantly reduced risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through this study of more than 50,000 active participants, the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease<\/span> was said to be reduced by 24% of those walking at an average pace, and 21% walking at a brisk or fast pace, compared to walking at a slow pace. Better still, participants of 60 years and over had their risk drop 46% for average pace walkers, and 53% for brisk or fast paced, compared to their slow counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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