“This study puts further emphasis on fast-paced walking as a viable strategy to address existing health disparities and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly in low-income and Black populations, which see disproportionate rates of heart disease,” said Lu Qi, MD, PhD, HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and professor of epidemiology in the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University. Qi wasn’t involved in the research.