Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion.
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Paluch, AE; Matthews, CE; Doherty, A; Ekelund, U; Evenson, KR; Galuska, DA; Jefferis, BJ; Kong, L; Kraus, WE; Lee, I-M; Shreves, AH; Small, S ...
Published in: Exerc Sport Sci Rev
January 1, 2026
This review summarizes the evidence on the number and intensity of steps associated with health benefits. For older adults, 6000-8000 daily steps is associated with substantial cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality benefits and taking more than 8000 daily steps appears to be associated with additional benefit. For younger adults, taking 8000-10,000 daily steps is associated with substantial mortality benefit.
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Exerc Sport Sci Rev
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1538-3008
Publication Date
January 1, 2026
Volume
54
Issue
1
Start / End Page
15 / 25
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Walking
- Sport Sciences
- Public Health
- Humans
- Health Promotion
- Exercise
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Aged
- Age Factors
- 4207 Sports science and exercise
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Paluch, A. E., Matthews, C. E., Doherty, A., Ekelund, U., Evenson, K. R., Galuska, D. A., … Fulton, J. E. (2026). Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion. Exerc Sport Sci Rev, 54(1), 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1249/JES.0000000000000375
Paluch, Amanda E., Charles E. Matthews, Aiden Doherty, Ulf Ekelund, Kelly R. Evenson, Deborah A. Galuska, Barbara J. Jefferis, et al. “Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion.” Exerc Sport Sci Rev 54, no. 1 (January 1, 2026): 15–25. https://doi.org/10.1249/JES.0000000000000375.
Paluch AE, Matthews CE, Doherty A, Ekelund U, Evenson KR, Galuska DA, et al. Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2026 Jan 1;54(1):15–25.
Paluch, Amanda E., et al. “Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion.” Exerc Sport Sci Rev, vol. 54, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 15–25. Pubmed, doi:10.1249/JES.0000000000000375.
Paluch AE, Matthews CE, Doherty A, Ekelund U, Evenson KR, Galuska DA, Jefferis BJ, Kong L, Kraus WE, Lee I-M, Shreves AH, Small S, Patel AV, Parvizi P, Zisou C, Fulton JE. Daily Steps as a Public Health Metric for Physical Activity Monitoring and Promotion. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2026 Jan 1;54(1):15–25.
Published In
Exerc Sport Sci Rev
DOI
EISSN
1538-3008
Publication Date
January 1, 2026
Volume
54
Issue
1
Start / End Page
15 / 25
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Walking
- Sport Sciences
- Public Health
- Humans
- Health Promotion
- Exercise
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Aged
- Age Factors
- 4207 Sports science and exercise