Fast walkers may live longer than dawdlers – regardless of their weight, a new study suggests. They found women who walked briskly had a life expectancy of 86.7 to 87.8 years old, and men who kept up the pace had a life expectancy of 85.2 to 86.8. Slow walkers had much bleaker prospects: women had a life expectancy of 72.4, and men of 64.8 years old, if they were more leisurely in their movements. It is hardly the first study holding up walking speed as a powerful factor that appears to boost – and determine – our health. In 2013, United States (U.S.) researchers found walking pace was linked to lower heart disease risk and longer life expectancy.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 04:15 UTC