Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps Per Day?
Walking every day has been shown again and again to be important for staying healthy as you age. But how much do you need to walk to promote a long life?
by Allison Aubrey
May 29, 2019
2 minutes
There's nothing magical about the number 10,000.
In fact, the idea of walking at least 10,000 steps a day for health goes back decades to a marketing campaign launched in Japan to promote a pedometer. And, in subsequent years, it was adopted in the U.S. as a goal to promote good health. It's often the
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