Step up for better sleep

New study shows the more steps people accumulated, the higher their sleep quality, so walk on

Visitors walking along Henderson Waves bridge in Singapore. In a study conducted by researchers at Brandeis
University in Waltham, Massachusetts, volunteers who moved more reportedly slept better. Their average step count
was about 7,000 a day, which is a little more than 4.8km a day of walking. PHOTO: ST FILE
Updated
Nov 18, 2019, 10:51 AM
Published
Nov 18, 2019, 05:00 AM
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NEW YORK • Step forward.

Taking more steps during the day may be related to better sleep at night, according to a new study of lifestyle and sleep patterns.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 18, 2019, with the headline Step up for better sleep. Subscribe

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