A study claimed that if you walk only 7,000 steps instead of 10,000 steps a day, you can stay away from many diseases. This study showed that by walking only 7,000 steps, you can bring positive changes in many diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer, heart attack.

If you too get disappointed if you are not able to complete 10,000 steps on your smartwatch, then you no longer need to be disappointed. Because a study published in 'The Lancet Public Health' claims that if you walk even 7000 steps a day, you will be miles away from many diseases.

The study found that by walking just 7000 steps, you can make significant improvements in your health. The steps you walk every day lead you towards better health. The study found that by walking just 7,000 steps, there has been a huge decline in the death risk, mortality rate due to diseases like depression, dementia, diabetes, cancer.

Data from 88 studies were analyzed

Researchers say that to conduct this research, data from 88 studies published between 2014 and 2025 have been analyzed. This study included 1.6 lakh adults. Researchers said that this is the first study in which it has been so comprehensively assessed how many steps you can take to stay healthy. The study said that the steps you take every day help you keep many health related diseases away. Researchers said that researchers from the University of Sydney as well as other institutions in Australia, UK, Spain and Norway were involved in conducting this study.

7000 steps and many diseases go away

Research has found that walking 7,000 steps every day keeps many diseases at bay. This reduces the chances of getting cancer by 6%. Not just cancer, the chances of getting heart disease are also reduced by 25%, chances of getting diabetes are reduced by 14% and chances of falling are reduced by 28%. Apart from this, the death risk is reduced by 47%, while depression is reduced by 22% and symptoms of dementia are reduced by 38%. However, the researchers also said that the data of some diseases like cancer and dementia are based on limited studies, so they cannot be completely trusted. Symptoms of age and physical weakness have also not been taken into full consideration.

Researchers believe that due to age and physical weakness, some people find it very difficult to complete 10,000 steps. Keeping this in mind, they conducted this study and found that if you complete even 7000 steps instead of 10,000, then there can be many significant improvements in your health.