(HealthDay News) Americans need to step it up when it comes to walking, experts say.
Researchers at the University of Tennessee found that Americans average just 5,117 steps per day, far fewer than people in Australia (9,695), Switzerland (9,650) and Japan (7,168)…
"The health benefits of walking are underappreciated. Even modest amounts of walking, if performed on a daily basis, can help to maintain a healthy body weight," lead author Dr. David R. Bassett, Jr. … said in an American College of Sports Medicine news release.
The study findings help explain why obesity rates are much higher in the United States than in other developed countries, the researchers noted. Thirty-four percent of U.S. adults are obese, compared with 16 percent in Australia, 8 percent in Switzerland and 3 percent in Japan.
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Please do not give advice. We can best help each other by telling what works for us, not what we think someone else should do.