If some days it’s easier to reach your step goals than others, you may still be protecting yourself against cardiovascular disease and early death, according to a new study.
For women older than 60 in particular, the average daily steps across a week was more strongly associated with a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease and early death than the number of days in a week that step goals were reached, said lead study author Dr. Rikuta Hamaya, instructor in medicine at the Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.