One Long Walk Over Few Short Strolls Could Keep Your Heart Healthy

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that you should choose one long walk over a few short strolls to keep your heart healthy. This is especially if you do not exercise much. Walking for at least 15 minutes without a stop is ideal, notes the study. This means you walk for 1,500 steps in a row. This is said to give your heart a good workout. The study also notes that many people who walk 10,000 steps a day, actually follow the number that came from a Japanese pedometer advertisement, and not necessarily science, also reported by BBC. However, experts do agree that more steps are generally better for your health. How Was The Study Conducted?The study analyzed 33,560 adults who were aged 40 to 79 in the UK. They walked fewer than 8,000 steps a day. These people we