Walking at a fast pace for 30 minutes each day is the key to lowering the risk of diseases including dementia, new research has found. For power walkers, the risk of developing dementia was up to 62pc lower.
It's already dubbed one of the best exercises for warding off diseases and trimming the waistline. But experts from Australia and Denmark have now found that walking is linked with more health benefits than previously thought - including reduced dementia risk.
And while 10,000 steps was the previous the benchmark for a healthy dose of daily activity, the latest research suggests pace can lower this risk further. Even when doing less steps.
