Our Marching Orders!Walking Speed Predicts LifeExpect.#Aging Adults #mobility http://t.co/uwPakUZXVg cc @GeriSoc @AmerGeriatrics @CanGeriSoc
— Bernadette Keefe (@nxtstop1) June 10, 2015The improvements I've seen in walking speed are appreciated but not the sort of thing you'd make a lot of noise about. Thank goodness for the disclaimer in the last paragraph at the link
Because there have been no clinical trials offering fast walking as an intervention, a quick pace is not a proved panacea for living longer.