People who habitually have a fast walking pace are more likely to live longer than their slow-walking peers, a study claims.
The study, conducted by researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre in the UK, used data from 474,919 people.
It showed that walking pace was linked to life expectancy in all individuals irrespective of weight.
Underweight individuals with a slow walking pace had the lowest life expectancy (an average of 64.8 years for men, 72.4 years for women).