Japanese adults walk significantly more than Americans on average, with Tokyo residents averaging around 7,500 steps per day. The reason isn’t fitness culture — it’s urban design. Mixed-use zoning, a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Adding strong evidence in support of “walkable” neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk. The study, published ...

Scientists have developed robotic pants that help people expend less energy while walking, according to an analysis in Nature Machine Intelligence. The “soft robotic shorts” could improve mobility and ...

It’s one of the most universal, accessible and effective forms of exercise. But should you count your daily walk, whether it’s a quick work break or a longer speed walk through nature, as a cardio ...

Getting your steps in has long been linked to better health - and for the first time the NHS is to start giving people rewards for doing exercise. Early next year, NHS England will launch a "marathon ...

Researchers have developed robotic trousers that enable people to walk more easily while expending measurably less energy. The aim is to keep frail individuals and in particular the elderly mobile and ...

Walking, whether it’s outside or pacing around your office, often boosts cognition and brain health, according to a study from Age & Ageing. So, if you’re talking on the phone, trying to naturally ...

Could a wearable robot help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) walk farther? A new study from Toho University in ...