On coffee-drinking days, participants walked around 1,058 more steps than they did on coffee-free days – no small feat, considering that you get all the health benefits of walking by clocking up 7,000 steps a day.

In slightly less positive news, the study also found that coffee days resulted in an average of 36 minutes less shut-eye for participants. The more coffee people drank, the more active they became – and the less sleep they got.

That might sound alarming, but we know that walking can actually improve our sleep: a daily 17-minute nature stroll has been found to improve sleep quality. Walking can also help with stress and anxiety – particularly late-night worries – so if an early mug of coffee gets you out in nature, it could help give you a calming edge hours later.

Going for a stroll can’t override the impact caffeine has on our nervous system, but coffee and walking can both be extremely healthy habits. Sleeping too much, meanwhile, can be just as bad for our health as not sleeping enough, so this is all about finding a balance.

Coffee drinkers walk more than everyone else – and the more you drink, the more you move