A thousand extra steps, a healthier heart: new study finds big gains

Adding 1,000 daily steps was linked to meaningful heart-health gains in a nearly decade-long study of 36,192 middle-aged or older British adults with hypertension: each 1,000-step increase cut risks for major heart problems by about 17%, heart attack by 9%, stroke by 25%, and heart failure by 22%, with benefits seen well below the traditional 10,000-step goal.