Study finds simple change can reduce risk of stroke by nearly a third

Climbing stairs every day can reduce the risk of a common cause of stroke by nearly a third, a study shows.

Researchers tracked hundreds of thousands of people in their fifties to see what proportion developed atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heartbeat which is a major risk factor for strokes.

They found adults climbing at least 110 steps a day - roughly the equivalent of going up a typical household staircase about seven times - were 31 per cent less likely to develop the potentially life-threatening condition.

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