Forget doing thousands of steps a day

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that completing fewer daily steps with a faster walking pace could be just as good for us as walking slower for longer

• Fewer daily steps with a faster pace may be beneficial.
• Faster walking pace could be as good as longer walking time.
• Conventional wisdom of thousands of steps a day may be challenged.
• Study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
• Findings suggest alternative approach to daily physical activity.

This challenges the conventional wisdom of doing thousands of steps a day