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Short daily bouts of walking/bicycling and a few weekly exercise sessions are both associated with a lower rate of hip fracture and any fracture

Even Low Level of Physical Activity May Cut Fracture Risk

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Lower rate of fracture for individuals who walk or bicycle less than 20 minutes/day versus hardly ever
A simple program that includes a few minutes of walking a day appears to benefit patients on dialysis

Walking Provides Physical, Mental Benefits to Dialysis Patients

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Even patients with advanced kidney disease can feel better with 'low-intensity' exercise regimen
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Interrupting Sitting Time Ups Blood Glucose Control in T2DM

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Breaking sitting with standing, light-intensity walking may be alternative to structured exercise
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Postprandial Walk Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes

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Second study supports at least 150 minutes of exercise a week for reducing T2DM risk
Converting a single weekly meeting to a walking meeting can help raise work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers

‘Walking Meetings’ Feasible Strategy for Employee Wellness

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Walking meetings increase on-the-job activity levels for white-collar workers
Brisk walking may be more effective than jogging in controlling blood glucose levels in patients with prediabetes

Walking Briskly May Outperform Jogging in Prediabetes

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Researchers determine optimal amount for lowering elevated blood glucose
Pedestrian-friendly ("walkable") neighborhoods have reduced rates of diabetes

City Planning for Walkability May Help Curb Diabetes Rates

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The higher the walkability, the lower the rates of diabetes
Patients who aren't able to walk a short distance at a comfortable pace before cardiac surgery are at greater postoperative risk for death

Pre-Op Gait Speed Indicates Mortality Risk Post Heart Surgery

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Each 0.1-m/s decrease associated with an 11 percent relative increase in mortality
Seniors who walk more slowly may have higher amounts β-amyloid in their brains

Slow Gait in Seniors May Be Indicative of Alzheimer’s

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Researchers find higher levels of β-amyloid in brains of those who didn't move as fast as their peers
Preoperative six-minute walk distance is significantly associated with post-lung transplant survival

Six-Minute Walk Distance Predicts Lung Transplant Survival

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Increase in walk distance up to 1,400 feet confers incremental survival advantage