<p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Tahoma;">Walking 10,000 steps a day lowers the risk of disease and death, but the speed at which one walks is equally important according to the new research.</span></p><p>Million of health concerned people walk 10,000 steps on a daily basis to reduce the chances of serious health problems. But, the speed at which one walks is important too.</p><p>The researchers from different universities found that lowered risk of diseases are associated with achieving 10,000 steps a day. However, "power walk" showed additional benefits beyond the number of steps achieved.</p><p>&nbsp;The co-lead author Associate Professor <b>Borja del Pozo Cruz</b> from the University of Southern Denmark said "For less active individuals, our study also demonstrates that as low as 3,800 steps a day can cut the risk of dementia by 25 percent". According to the senior author <b>Emmanuel Stamatakis</b>, Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Population Health at the University of Sydney people rarely tend to think about pace of the steps.</p><p>The studies are published in <b>JAMA Internal Medicine and JAMA Neurology</b>. The study counted data from 78,500 UK adults aged from 40 to 79 years. The individuals wore wrist accelerometer to measure the activity in terms of physical way over 7 days span. <b>Dr Matthew Ahmadi</b> said "The size and scope of these studies using wrist-worn trackers makes it the most robust evidence to date suggesting that 10,000 steps a day is the sweet spot for health benefits and walking faster is associated with additional benefits".</p><p>&nbsp;The research mainly explained that the faster pace showed beneficial associations for all health associated issues such as dementia, heart disease, cancer.</p><p><span style="font-size: 18px; font-family: Tahoma;">Thus, concentrating on the associates with the research the pace of walking is the key for additional health benefits.</span></p><p><br></p><br>