Walking just 4,000 steps per day can cut the risk of early death.
4,000 steps a day cuts the risk of an early death
Fitness trackers and smartphones encourage people to try and achieve the magic number of 10,000 daily steps but the new analysis suggests that the necessary amount could be lower than previously thought.
Experts found that walking at least 3,967 steps each day helped a person start to reduce their risk of passing away from any cause.
However, the team found that every additional step reaped benefits to an individual's health.
Professor Maciej Banach, of the Medical University of Lodz in Poland, said: "Our study confirms that the more you walk, the better.
"We found that this applied to both men and women, irrespective of age, and irrespective of whether you live in a temperate, sub-tropical or sub-polar region of the world, or a region with a mixture of climates.
"In addition, our analysis indicates that as little as 4,000 steps a day are needed to significantly reduce deaths from any cause."