Study Reveals The Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting Down

Last year, an international team of researchers found that even the most sedentary among us could ward off the harmful effects of sitting by incorporating more steps into our day.

Sedentary lifestyles are increasingly common, and we know they’re linked to higher odds of dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD), greater risk of cancer and diabetes, and a shorter lifespan. And those risks are lower for people with higher step counts and faster-paced walkers.

But it hasn’t been clear whether highly sedentary people might be able to offset those alarming health risks with daily steps.