Older women who clock up 4,000 steps a day just once or twice a week cut their chance of early death by 26%, research suggests. It is also the amount people walk, rather than the number of days on ...

Older women who clock up at least 4,000 steps just one or two days per week live longer, suggests a new study. They are also less likely to develop heart disease, say scientists. The study, published ...

Previous guidance recommended people walk at least 10,000 steps a day. A new study suggests that walking just 4,000 steps a day, rather than the more widely recommended 10,000 steps a day, could be ...