Key takeaways:

Increased daily steps was linked to reduced CV risk, even without reaching 10,000.

Elevated step cadence was also linked to lower risk.

Benefit was observed regardless of hypertensive status.

Daily steps below the recommended 10,000 were still associated with lower risk for major heart-related events, even among people with hypertension, researchers reported.

In addition, 30 minutes of walking with a faster cadence was associated with lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular events , independent of total step count, according to data published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology .

Data were derived from Cheng SWM, et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol . 2025;doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf441/8223012.

“Our motivation stemmed from the significant global burden of hyp

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