One longer walk a day is better for your heart than lots of short strolls, especially if you don't exercise much, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, it says. That's about 1,500 steps in a row, which gives your heart a good workout.
Many people aim for 10,000 steps a day, but that number came from a Japanese pedometer advertisement - not science. Still, experts agree more steps are generally better for your health.
The study looked at 33,560 adults aged 40–79 in the UK who walked fewer than 8,000 steps a day.
They were grouped by how long their walks were (measured with a step-counter over a week):
