Walking 7,000 Steps Per Day Helps Keep Depression Away

[Nelson Vergel]

Can Walking More Steps Per Day Help Keep Depression Away?

Higher daily step counts were linked to fewer depressive symptoms and a lower risk for depression in a new meta-analysis.

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Steps per day and all-cause mortality: How much is enough? - Study Summary

In this meta-analysis, a daily step count of 7,000–9,000 was associated with the lowest risk of all-cause mortality, and the number of steps that maximally reduced all-cause mortality was different in younger and older adults but was no different between male and female participants.

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[Nelson Vergel]

Thread 'Effect of Exercise for Depression: Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials'

Mar 19, 2024

Abstract​

Objective To identify the optimal dose and modality of exercise for treating major depressive disorder, compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions.

Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Methods Screening, data extraction, coding, and risk of bias assessment were performed independently and in duplicate. Bayesian arm based, multilevel network meta-analyses were performed for the primary analyses. Quality of the evidence for each arm was graded using the confidence in network meta-analysis (CINeMA) online tool...

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[Nelson Vergel]

Although 10,000 steps per day, an unofficial target for decades without a clear evidence base, was associated with substantially lower risks for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence, cancer mortality, dementia, and depressive symptoms than 7,000 steps per day, the incremental improvement beyond 7,000 steps per day was small, and there was no statistical difference between 7,000 steps per day and a higher step count for all the other outcomes.

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