Older adults who walk more ‘less likely to have a heart attack or stroke’

The study also indicates that walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure

Older adults who walk more ‘less likely to have a heart attack or stroke’. Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Older people who take fewer than 2,000 steps a day are three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared with those who take 4,500 steps a day, new research suggests.

The study of people aged 70 or older also indicates that walking an additional 500 steps per day, or an additional quarter mile of walking, was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure.