Med. praxi. 2023;20(1):71-72 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2023.010

Walking or how many steps is enough for us to be health?

prof. MUDr. Eliška Sovová, Ph.D., MBA
Klinika tělovýchovného lékařství a kardiovaskulární rehabilitace, LF UP a FN Olomouc

The article clearly summarizes the latest findings on the health benefits of walking. It comments on the well-known 10 000 steps per day and discusses the possibilities of using monitoring devices to increase adherence to movement.

Keywords: walking, number of steps, prevention.

Accepted: March 2, 2023; Published: March 13, 2023  Show citation

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Sovová E. Walking or how many steps is enough for us to be health? Med. praxi. 2023;20(1):71-72. doi: 10.36290/med.2023.010.
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