Ask A GP: Is Walking Or Running Better For Our Health?

The NHS describes walking as an “overlooked” way to stay active. After all, some studies have found that people who took 7,000 steps a day enjoyed a 47% risk reduction in all-cause mortality, and were less likely to develop heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and depression.

Brisk walking can be even better for us. 

But running, which uses about twice as much energy as walking, is also not to be sniffed at. Even a five to 10-minute run a day has been linked to several extra years of life compared to non-runners...