News Finding: Extraverted and conscientious adults exhibit a faster walking speed, while neurotics go slower.  
Paper Finding: Across most samples and in a meta-analysis, lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness at baseline were prospectively related to faster gait speed.
News Context: Extraverted and conscientious adults exhibit a faster walking speed, while neurotics go slower.  
Paper Context: Across most samples and in a meta-analysis, lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness at baseline were prospectively related to faster gait speed. In the HRS, lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness were related to slower gait speed decline. This study provides robust evidence that walking speed in adulthood reflects, in part, the individual's personality.