{
  "id": 16643960,
  "title": "This Is How Fast You Should Walk to Help Lower Your Risk of Death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/this-is-how-fast-you-should-walk-to-help-lower-your-risk-of-death",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthline News",
    "slug": "healthline-news",
    "url": "https://www.healthline.com/health-news/walking-speed-daily-steps-may-predict-death-risk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that both clinical walking speed tests and everyday walking speed measured through wrist-worn devices can help predict a person's risk of dying from any cause. Researchers from the Whitehall II accelerometer substudy in the United Kingdom examined 4,067 participants, with an average age of about 69 years. Participants wore a wrist-worn GENEActiv accelerometer for 9 consecutive days to record their daily walking cadence, which was then used to calculate their median walking cadence and 95th-percentile walking cadence. After accounting for various risk factors, the study found that for every standard increase in clinical walking speed, the risk of death decreased by 23%. Similarly, higher median and 95th-percentile walking cadences were associated with a 17% and 18% lower risk of death, respectively. The study concluded that both clinical walking speed tests and free-living walking cadence measurements can be useful in predicting all-cause mortality risk, although their predictive power may be similar when considering detailed health factors.",
  "summary": "People who walk faster may have better underlying health. Lol2368/E+/Getty Images A study found that walking speed can help predict people’s risk of dying from any cause. Both a clinical test and a test done in daily life were able to predict mortality risk. Experts say walking speed predicts death risk because it’s an indicator of overall health. If your walking speed slows, it’s a good idea to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}