One study found that walking 1 hour a week can lead to longer lifespans in people 85 and older. “Adults are less likely to complete the recommended amount of activity as they age,” said study author Moo Nyun Jin of Inje University School of Medicine Sanggye Paik Hospital in South Korea. “Our study shows that walking for at least 1 hour per week [Walking for 10 minutes a day] is beneficial to the health of people aged 85 years and older.” Using information from the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIS) Advanced Database of Korea, the researchers investigated the risk of walking and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among adults aged 85 years and older. The relationship between. Researchers analyzed the associations between walking, all-cause, and cardiovascular mortality based on levels of energy expended by moderate- to high-intensity activity and found that people who walked at least 1 hour per week for all-cause compared to inactive individuals and cardiovascular mortality were reduced by 40% and 39%, respectively.
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