Older people urged to walk more for better physical, mental health

A new study has found that the more an older man walks, 

the better his physical and mental health and his quality of 

life are likely to be.

Although walking ranks among the favourite forms of 

physical activity for older adults, few studies have 

considered the specific impact of walking as opposed to 

overall physical activity, on health in older people.

"Men’s health is becoming an increasing concern given their 

high rates of chronic diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular 

disease. In particular, health behaviours of older men have 

not been studied very much,” study’s lead author  said.

He said that his team’s study was among the first to look 

carefully at objective measures of walking and of health and 

quality of life among older men.

The researchers surveyed 385 men above age 55 living in  

Canada. The majority (69 per cent) were overweight, with 

19 per cent being obese. The men wore step pedometers for 

three consecutive days, including one weekend day, to 

measure walking activity.

The researchers divided the men into four groups based on 

the number of steps taken daily, ranging from lowest to 

highest. The men averaged 8,539 steps per day. Men who 

averaged the greatest number of steps per day reported 

more optimal quality of life profiles, in terms of both 

physical and mental health, than those averaging fewer 

steps per day.



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