Adults who walked more than 100 minutes per day were less likely to have chronic low back pain than those who walked fewer than 78 minutes per day.

A large Norwegian study has found that walking daily – especially for 100 minutes or more – can significantly reduce the risk of developing chronic low back pain. The findings highlight ...

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Taking longer walks could actually improve back pain, according to a new study. Researchers in Norway investigated how chronic low back pain, a "prevalent and costly condition," could be reduced ...

Writing in the journal JAMA Network Open, the researchers concluded: ‘Compared with walking less than 78 minutes per day, those who walked more than 100 minutes per day had a 23 per cent reduced ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Walking 100 minutes daily reduces chronic low back pain risk by 23%. Study analyzed over 11,000 participants' walking habits using accelerometers in Norway.