I'LL TELL you this, but you'll have to promise that it will go no further. Not long after we moved here we had the people next door round for dinner and - I swear this is true - they drove.
  • FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 months ago

    These numbers seem way too low, 1.4 miles a week??? Even in 2024 where we have more means of transport than ever, I still walk more than that every day!

    • MNByChoice@midwest.socialOP
      2·
      9 months ago

      I have failed to find the mentioned study.

      I can believe an elderly person barely moving, and perhaps there are a number of them?

      • FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Yeah, aside from riding my bike, I would hardly call myself active but I sure as hell walk waaaay more than that. Even if I was above average (doubtful), these numbers seem off, especially for back then. With all sorts of delivery and micromobility devices these days, I figure we’re walking even less than we did in the 90s but still more than 1.4 miles per week (you could easily walk that without even leaving a building)

  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialOP
    2·
    9 months ago

    Not the mentioned study, but still interesting.

    https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2010/10000/pedometer_measured_physical_activity_and_health.4.aspx

    Adults reported taking an average of 5117 steps per day. Male gender, younger age, higher education level, single marital status, and lower body mass index were all positively associated with steps per day. Steps per day were positively related to other self-reported measures of physical activity and negatively related to self-reported measures on physical inactivity. Living environment (urban, suburban, or rural) and eating habits were not associated with steps per day.

    Important to note that study participants may not be reflective of the average American.

    Edit: 1 miles is apparently near 2,000 steps. (From another article which credited “researchers”.)