World walking 10% faster

Everyone talks about how "life moves faster these days," and, according to a recent study, it appears that they're right.

Research teams went to 32 different countries and timed men and women as they walked down the street. They then compared this information with results from a similar study in the 1990s, and found that the average person has picked up the pace -- with most of us walking 10% faster.

The quickest walkers are in Singapore, where the average time it took to walk 60 ft was 10.55 seconds. Copenhagen and Madrid followed, with the people of New York (the only U.S. city on the list), ranked 8th amongst the world's fastest-moving populations.

On the one hand, moving too fast can lead to stress, anxiety, etc -- but on the other, a brisk walk is a great way to keep in shape!

[via Spluch]