Expert Weighs in on Walking Research  

As seen in a Yahoo article, which also appeared on AOL.com, Coordinator and Instructor for the Exercise Science, B.S. program Alexander Rothstein, Ed.D., reacted to new research findings suggesting that people who take more steps during their day are less likely to experience depression symptoms. He noted that, while exercise is generally linked to positive mental health outcomes, additional studies are needed to understand how step count and mental health might be linked.

“One of the most important things to mention is that although a correlation is seen between steps and lower depressive symptoms, there is no evidence to suggest a causal relationship,” Rothstein says. “For example, is it that more steps reduce depressive symptoms, or is it that having fewer depressive symptoms results in being more likely to be physically active and therefore having more steps?”