Cosmopolitan India

TOTALLY BULLSH*T HEALTH MYTHS!

From the chowing down of five portions of fruit-and-vegetables-a-day rule, to walking laps around your printer in order to meet your daily 10,000 steps target, there are certain health commandments that we’ve long taken as gospel. But what if we told you that most of the research behind these go-to fitness ‘facts’ is…how can we put this…flimsy? Because it is. So buckle up, we’re going on a fiction-debunking ride…

THE MYTH

AIM TO WALK 10,000 STEPS A DAY

Says who? The World Health Organization (WHO), for one, and almost all fitness apps and trackers, for another.

Hitting 10,000 steps a day was seen as the way to help you lose weight while maintaining

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