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10,000 Daily Steps; Scientific Support

The recently released study, Daily steps, and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts, (1) supports the benefits of walking by linking it to mortality risk.

  1. For people over the age of 60, increasing daily steps from 3,000 to 7,000 reduces mortality risk by 50%
  2. For adults under the age of 60, the optimum daily steps appear to be 8,000 to 10,000

Japan’s relatively good daily steps of 6,010, (2) the highest amongst G7 countries, is still low relative to the optimum levels noted above.

For more details, please see our four-page background paper here.

References:

  1. Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts, by Amanda E Paluch, Shivangi Bajpai, Prof David R Bassett, Prof Mercedes R Carnethon, Prof Ulf Ekelund, Prof Kelly R Evenson, et al., published in The Lancet, March 2022
  2. Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality, by Tim Althoff, Rok Sosič, Jennifer L. Hicks, Abby C. King, Scott L. Delp & Jure Leskovec, July 2017

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By Peter Eadon-Clarke

Advisor, Conceptasia Inc.
Peter Eadon-Clarke is a specialist in J-Wellness, product and technique trends, wellness tourism and the Stress Check Program. Peter has extensive experience managing complex multicultural teams; roles held during 14 years at Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) limited included branch manager, global head of economics and Tokyo head of research. Previously, positions included UBS Trust and Banking in Tokyo as chief investment officer, CIO at Sumitomo Life Investment and CIO for the Pacific Basin at GT (now Invesco).