Overview

• Each additional 1,000 daily steps up to 10,000 was linked to a 17% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events among adults with hypertension.
• Walking at an average pace of 80 steps per minute during the 30 fastest minutes each day was associated with a 30% lower risk of serious heart problems.
• Surpassing 10,000 daily steps provided further stroke protection in the study population.
• The research tracked 32,192 UK Biobank participants wearing wrist accelerometers for seven days and followed their health outcomes over nearly eight years.
• Clinicians are urged to adopt these evidence-based step and pace targets into routine hypertension management and public health recommendations.