I would add: you don't need to walk a full extra hour to get health benefits. Another recent study found that adding 10 minutes a day of brisk walking can increase life expectancy by over a year for people aged 60+.

In a 2024 study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine , researchers analysed life expectancy data of people with differing levels of daily activity. They concluded that if the least active 25% of individuals walked as much as the most active 25%, they could potentially add 11 years to their life expectancy.

Their conclusion was that increasing... See more