A new study by Discovery has revealed that walking 5 000 steps three times a week can reduce health costs and increase your life expectancy.
South Africans walking 15 000 steps a week can help save the country R6 billion in hospital costs while extending lives, according to a recent study by the London School of Economics and Discovery Health. Looking at one million Vitality members from South Africa and the UK over a decade, the study that the person's life expectancy is also expected to increase by two to three years, while their mortality risk decreases by 22%, when walking 5 000 steps three times a week.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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