Should you walk with purpose?

"Purposeful walking" (≥40 steps per minute) reduces mortality risk only slightly more than walking at any speed — but it does significantly better at reducing the risk of dementia.

The vertical axes show a hazard ratio — lower hazard means better health.
Chart: Alexander Käßner, DatawrapperSource: Prospective Associations of Daily Step Counts and Intensity With Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality and All-Cause Mortality and Association of Daily Step Count and Intensity With Incident Dementia in 78 430 Adults Living in the UKCreated with Datawrapper