More Proof Just 4K is A Great Place to Start (even 1-2 Week)

More confirmation that 4K is a great starter count, even if it is just a stroll. Study focused on older women but they think it applies to men and all ages. Even if it was just a couple of times a week (but more is better)

[https://www.aol.com/articles/don-t-10-000-steps-123000468.html](https://www.aol.com/articles/don-t-10-000-steps-123000468.html) "The study, published in the *British Journal of Sports Medicine,* offers up a much more manageable step count—for older adults, at least. Researchers analyzed data from 13,547 women with an average age of 71 who participated in the U.S. Women’s Health Study. The women wore activity trackers for seven days in a row, and their health was tracked for nearly 11 years. All of the women were free of cardiovascular disease or cancer at the start of the study. The researchers discovered that people who took at least 4,000 steps a day for one to two days of the week had a 26% lower risk of death from any cause, and a 27% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared to people who walked less." -

The Study: [https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/13/bjsports-2025-110311](https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/10/13/bjsports-2025-110311)