A new study suggests that walking faster for 30 minutes per day can lower the risk of death in some adults, similar to taking more steps.
Researchers from Australia and Spain studied approximately 70,000 adults between ages 40 and 69, categorizing them by daily step count and peak 30-minute cadence.
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