1597-6,000 steps (walking an hour, approx. 3.5 to 4km) a day can reduce pain in people with knee arthritis!

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Taking 6,000 steps a day can reduce pain, functional limitations and the risk of disability in people with knee arthritis, according to a study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research.

The researchers tracked the foot steps of 1,788 people with or are at risk of knee osteoarthritis with an ankle monitor for a week, and again two years later. They also measured functional limitation by assessing their walking speed and physical function.

People who walked an average of 6,000 steps a day had better mobility and fewer problems with standing, walking and climbing stairs. The minimum for preventing functional decline was between 3,250 and 3,700 steps a day. With each additional 1,000 steps taken each day, the risk of loss of mobility was reduced by 16 to 18 percent.

People usually average 100 steps per minute. So 6,000 steps equals to about walking an hour a day. Every step counts even going to the bathroom.

(Quickscan, Health, The Week, July 27,2014)

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