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The last word: Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day?
Increasing your step count may improve your health and wellness, but hitting 10,000 steps isn't a magic bullet. Here’s what the research and experts say.
For starters, you don’t have to hit five digits to see benefits.
And how you can burn more calories walking in less time.
Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?
It’s 2025, and walking 10,000 steps a day is one of the most popular fitness goals on the planet. The scientific rationale is dubious – research suggests that doing 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day offers ...
Does 10,000 steps daily really prevent heart disease? A cardiologist explains the widely accepted fitness goal, revealing the actual step count for improved heart health.
Find out how walking benefits your heart health and what stepcount-related rules you should keep in mind when you are walking.
Doesn’t it always feel like we craft New Year’s resolutions with Olympic-level enthusiasm, care and attention in December, but then let those ambitions slide down the drain when January comes around ...
How do you measure the value of a step? A common goal for many people over the last 60 years has become 10,000 steps a day for better health. The problem is … it’s a myth decades in the making. A team ...
Chances are you've heard about the 10,000 steps per day health guideline for walking—and that may be because it's actually been around for a while. While that sounds pretty simple (and in a lot of ...
Khaberni - Walking is one of the simplest and most common physical activities, yet medical research confirms that it is among the most impactful on overall health. Recent studies suggest that ...
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