Long Walks May Help Older Men Reduce Their Stroke Risk

A new study suggests that older men who take long daily walks can significantly reduce their risk of stroke. A large population-based study reported in Stroke followed the walking patterns of 3,435 healthy men, aged 60 to 80, over a period of 10 years, investigating their weekly distance and pace. “If you took one thousand men who usually walk eight to 14 hours per week and followed them for 10 years, on average they would have 55 strokes, compared with 80 for the group who only walk 0 to three hours per week,” explains Barbara Jefferis, the study’s first author. Click here to read the full article.