Even just 2,500 steps a day can benefit senior women.
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According to the study, women aged 63 to 99 should aim for 3,600 steps a day and 30 minutes of exercise every day to reduce their risk of heart failure. They pointed out that taking even 2,500 steps a day could have advantages. The researchers recommended that health care providers urge senior citizens to move more and sit less when going about their everyday business. An expert in advanced heart failure stated, "The study demonstrated that the benefit in terms of preventing heart failure can be accrued even with a lower amount of activity." For women, the risk of heart failure was highest when their daily step count was fewer than 2,000. For women, the risk of heart failure is lower when they walk over 2,500 steps a day. Moderate to intense physical activity or mild physical activity (twice as long) has comparable benefits. In contrast, current standards emphasize moderate-to-intense physical activity more than this. According to the study, moderate...