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Those who consistently walk at a brisk pace have cells that are measurably 53% younger compared with those who walk at an average pace.  British researchers studied data from nearly 406 middle-aged persons with data in the UK Biobank and correlated self-reported walking speeds with a quantitative measure of cellular aging, the white cell telomere length.  The longer the telomere, the younger the cell.

 

Of the entire group, 52.3% reported walking at average speeds, 41.1% at brisk speeds, and 6.6% at slow walking paces.  Compared with slow walkers, those walking at an average speed had telomeres 66 units longer and the brisk walkers had telomeres that were 101 units longer.

 

The investigators emphasize that habitual brisk walking not only keeps your cells younger but makes your body as a whole less susceptible to all diseases. 

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03323-x.pdf

 

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