However you can fit more steps in your day, it may be worth the effort. Scientists have found an association between how many steps a person takes and the risk of dying for any reason. In a study of nearly 5,000 people, the annual death rate among those taking fewer than 4,000 steps per day (a distance of roughly three kilometers) was 76.7 per 1,000 people per year. But among those who managed 4,000 to 7,999 steps per day, the death rate plummeted to 21.4 per 1,000 people. And it got even better for the next group: Among those taking 8,000 to 11,999 daily steps, the annual death rate was 6.9 per 1,000, researchers report in the March 24/31 JAMA.
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