Who among us has not dreamed of finding the secret of youth?

Now scientists may be able to determine the path leading to this, which is brisk walking. By indulging in this activity, our cells will remain young for longer, based on a study conducted in the United Kingdom on 400,000 people.

And the French newspaper "le parisien" published a report by the writer Gill Lombart about a study published in the journal Communications Biology, in which she says that researchers from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom believe that this exercise will give the 56-year-old individual A biological age is 16 years younger than his age.

To reach this startling conclusion, scientists studied the genetic data of 405,981 Britons, as they specifically measured the so-called “telomere” length of white blood cells, which are the ends of chromosomes that protect other sections, those that contain genes , from time-related damage.


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As cells divide, these telomeres become shorter and shorter until the cells lose their ability to reproduce. The accumulation of aging cells in the body is thought to contribute to aging and related diseases, so telomere length is a sign of biological age.

The newspaper stated that for the first time, a study found a clear causal relationship between walking speed and the length of white blood cell telomeres, and thus age;

"The intensity at which vigorous walking is performed can be important for health, regardless of the total time of exercise," said study lead author Paddy Dempsey.


Brisk walking for only 10 minutes

The researcher suggests that exercising, for example, on the way to the bus stop or on the way to work, moving at a normal pace rather than slowly will also have an effect, as brisk walking corresponds to a speed of more than 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) per hour, The slow walk is less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per hour, and the average step is between the two.

In 2019, researchers at the University of Leicester already showed that a brisk walk of just 10 minutes a day is linked to a longer life.