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A newly-released study that walking fast in your old age is a you will live a long life. The report in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed data from nine studies that 34,485 senior citizens. Participants in the research were tested over a period of 21 years. The researchers at the relationship between walking speed in the and expected longevity. They concluded that the an older person can walk, the longer they can to live. Lead researcher Dr. Stephanie Studenski said: "It’s a real part of the experience to see that when someone slows down with age, they may not be as well as they once were."

Dr. Studenski explained why an person’s walking pace could be an indicator of a longer life. She said walking the use of many functions working in . The heart, lungs, skeletal system and joints, muscles, nerves and brain must all work together to a smooth and consistent speed. Damage to any of these systems could in walking more slowly, which could signal medical problems. Studenski said that walking speed was a better indicator of longevity than other , and that elders who walked at “one metre second or higher consistently demonstrated survival that was longer than expected by age and sex ”. She also suggested doctors look carefully at slow-walking patients.