Is 4400 Steps per Day the New 10 000 Steps per Day?

Aguiar, Elroy J.; Ducharme, Scott W.; Thomas, Diana M.

Is 4400 Steps per Day the New 10 000 Steps per Day?

Date

2019

Authors

Aguiar, Elroy J.

Ducharme, Scott W.

Thomas, Diana M.

Publisher

JAMA Intern Med

Abstract

To the Editor We read with interest the recently published Original Investigation by Lee and colleagues¹ regarding the association of step volume and intensity with all-cause mortality using data from the Women’s Health Study. We commend the authors on their pursuit of this question, particularly given the recently identified² dearth of longitudinal evidence related to steps per day and risk of mortality. The findings of Lee and colleagues provide further empirical evidence toward the question of how many steps per day are enough to improve health in adults.

Keywords

Exercise, Step Volume

Citation

Aguiar EJ, Ducharme SW, Thomas DM. Is 4400 Steps per Day the New 10 000 Steps per Day? JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Nov 1;179(11):1601. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4704. PMID: 31682692.