Daily step counts drastically reduce healthcare costs for seniors

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20261106/Daily-step-counts-drastically-reduce-healthcare-costs-for-seniors.aspx More than sixty years after "I look up as I walk", known worldwide as "Sukiyaki", became Japan's most famous song about walking, a new study finds that as walkers look up, their predicted healthcare costs come down. In addition, how steeply the costs descend changes dramatically with age. Physical activity has long been associated with lower healthcare costs, but most studies have relied on self-reported questionnaires and linear models. This has left the actual shape of the relationship, and how it evolves across the lifespan, largely hidden.