1 week ago Scots dad 'too big to wear kilt' loses 14 stone by walking 10,000 steps a day

Calum, 36, was missing out on being a dad and wearing 6XL clothes.

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1 week ago 10,000 steps a day is a myth, say experts – and this app reveals your real daily target

The famous 10,000-step rule wasn’t born from medical science but marketing. Here’s how to find the right goal for you

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1 week ago Study suggests 3,000 steps a day is enough to boost brain health. Here’s how

Walking can have profound impacts on mood and stress regulation

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1 week ago Walking 3,000 or more steps a day may slow progression of Alzheimer’s, study says

Scientists find even modest amounts of exercise appear to delay brain changes and cognitive decline in patientsEven modest amounts of daily exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said.People are often encouraged to clock up 10,000 steps a day as part of a healthy routine, but scientists found 3,000 steps or more appeared to delay the brain changes and cognitive decline that Alzheimer’s patients experience. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Walking for more than 5,000 steps per day may reduce Alzheimer’s risk – study

There was a slowing in the build-up of a protein called tau, which becomes abnormal in Alzheimer’s.

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2 w. ago Prostate cancer screening slashes risk of dying from the disease by 13 per cent, major study reveals

Testing led to a 'sustained reduction' in deaths over the 23-year follow-up period, with the benefits outweighing potential harms by even more than previously thought.

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2 w. ago Forget getting your 10,000 steps a day! One long walk better for heart health than short bursts, scientists discover

Building steady 15 minute walks into your day could help slash the risk of heart disease and even an early death, a study has suggested.

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2 w. ago Walking 10,000 steps day might not matter if you don’t do this one thing, according to an exercise expert

If you want maximum benefits from walking, you’ll need to consider more than just your daily step count

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3 w. ago Wartime secret to feeding babies cuts death risk up to 31 per cent

Experts examined the health records of more than 63,000 people dating back to the Second World War

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3 w. ago New warning NOT to feed babies one food to cut heart disease risk

Data from more than 60,000 people shows a reduction of up to 31 per cent in the early death risk

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3 w. ago Fat jabs ‘could prevent deadly heart attacks even if you DON’T lose weight’

OZEMPIC boosts your heart health even if you don’t lose weight, according to a study. Scientists at University College London found semaglutide, the active ingredient in diabetes medicine Ozempic and fat jab Wegovy, cut heart attack or stroke risk by 20 per cent. They found this was true regardless of how much weight the patient...

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3 w. ago Walking 4,000 steps a day may be enough to 'slash risk of early death'

Forget 10,000 steps - walking just 4,000 once a week may help older people live longer

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3 w. ago Update to 10,000 steps advice as 4,000 enough to cut serious illness

The latest research shows just 4,000 steps every other day could drastically cut the risk of early death

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3 w. ago 10,000 steps a day 'wrong' as way less cuts death risk 40 per cent

New research has linked exercising just a couple of days a week to a huge drop in the risk of heart disease and other illnesses

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3 w. ago Experts reveal how many steps women should walk to ‘cut risk of early death by 26%

Benchmarks such as needing to walk 10,000 steps every single day are wrong, researchers said

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3 w. ago 10,000 steps a day is a myth, say health experts – here’s how many you actually need

The famous 10,000-step rule wasn’t born from medical science but marketing. Here’s how to find the right goal for you

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4 w. ago Eating bacon once a week 'could raise breast cancer risk by 57 per cent'

Researchers found that women who ate processed meats at least once a week were 57 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer than those who avoided them.

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last month Dietary change that could have a big impact on your heart health

People who eat more unprocessed plant foods have up to a 44 per cent lower risk of heart disease, research shows

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