Just 1,000 More Steps a Day Linked to Better Mental Health in Teens

Even 1,000 to 2,000 more daily steps were linked to better adolescent mental health and brain structure in an observational study, with no plateau across measured activity levels. Walking to school or chasing a ball around a park adds to adolescents’ daily movement in ways that may be connected to their mental health a year
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- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 4:18 am IST
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