🚶♀️ Walking Just 5,000 Steps Daily Could Slash Your Cancer Risk – Here’s How

Physical inactivity costs the UK £7.4 billion yearly – but the real price is paid in lives. New research reveals a powerful antidote: walking.

🔬 Key Findings from Oxford’s 85,000-Person Study

• 5,000+ steps/day → Begins reducing cancer risk

• 7,000 steps → 11% lower risk

• 9,000 steps → 16% lower risk (benefits plateau after)

📉 Which Cancers?

Strongest protection against:
• Gastric • Bladder • Liver • Endometrial • Lung • Head/neck

⚡ Surprising Insights

✔ Speed doesn’t matter – Total steps count most
✔ Light activity works – Replacing sitting with walking helps
✔ No gym required – Daily errands/strolls add up

👟 Simple Ways to Move More

• Take calls while walking

• Park farther away

• 10-min post-meal strolls

#CancerPrevention #WalkForHealth #SedentaryKills #MoveMore