New research reveals walking 4,000 steps daily may cut death risk by up to 40%. Researchers in Boston studied over 13,000 women above age 62. Women walking 4,000 steps once or twice weekly reduced death risk by 26% and heart disease risk by 27% over a decade. Those walking 4,000 steps three or more days weekly lowered death risk up to 40%. Women exceeding 7,000 daily steps decreased death risk by 32% and heart disease risk by 16%. ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Tara Narula emphasized consistency matters most. “It’s really about building it into your daily lifestyle and you have to be mindful of it,” Narula said on GMA. The study tracked participants for 11 years but focused only on older women. (Story URL)
