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It's widely believed that 10,000 steps a day is the gold standard for our health, but should we be aiming for one long walk or lots of short strolls?

New research set out to answer this question. It found that taking one long walk is better for your heart health than taking lots of short ones throughout the day.

The study found that adults adults who walked for longer periods - more than 10 minutes at a time - has much lower risks of cardiovascular disease and early death than those who walked for shorter periods.

Just 15 minutes of continuous walking , or roughly 1,500 steps, is enough to give your heart a workout. The study found that those who walked for at least this long in one go slashed their risk of cardiovascular disease by two thirds compared to those who

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