![What your walking speed says about your health (and how long you'll live!) - The Pacer Blog: Walking, Health and Fitness What your walking speed says about your health (and how long you'll live!) - The Pacer Blog: Walking, Health and Fitness](https://i0.wp.com/blog.mypacer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lifespan-main-2-min.jpg?fit=900%2C598&ssl=1)
What your walking speed says about your health (and how long you'll live!) - The Pacer Blog: Walking, Health and Fitness
![Did you know that 5 knots is equivalent to a fast walking pace or slow jogging speed? – Peninsula Boat Training Did you know that 5 knots is equivalent to a fast walking pace or slow jogging speed? – Peninsula Boat Training](http://www.peninsulaboattraining.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/brisk_walker.gif)
Did you know that 5 knots is equivalent to a fast walking pace or slow jogging speed? – Peninsula Boat Training
Research shows the optimal fast walking speed to increase calorie burning efficiency is 7 km/h |Ritsumeikan University
![Fast walking is a preventive factor against new-onset diabetes mellitus in a large cohort from a Japanese general population | Scientific Reports Fast walking is a preventive factor against new-onset diabetes mellitus in a large cohort from a Japanese general population | Scientific Reports](https://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41598-020-80572-y/MediaObjects/41598_2020_80572_Fig1_HTML.png)
Fast walking is a preventive factor against new-onset diabetes mellitus in a large cohort from a Japanese general population | Scientific Reports
![How fast is the average walking speed (+brisk walking pace) - The Pacer Blog: Walking, Health and Fitness How fast is the average walking speed (+brisk walking pace) - The Pacer Blog: Walking, Health and Fitness](https://i0.wp.com/blog.mypacer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/avg-speed-main-min-new.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1)