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The 10,000-step benchmark started as a marketing strategy for a 1960s Japanese pedometer, not a medical recommendation. Research now shows health gains can start with far fewer steps — as low as 2,500 ...

Walking every day can help improve your health — physical and psychological — in a multitude of ways. But exactly how many steps a day does it take to reap these benefits? You’ve likely heard that the ...

Walking just 7,000 steps per day can lower a person’s risk of certain health issues, according to a new study. “While the 10,000-step goal is widely known, it lacks a solid evidence base,” says Borja ...

You may not need as many steps as you thought. Ten thousand steps per day has been widely recommended as the standard benchmark for physical activity — but a new study suggests that just 7,000 could ...

The more you walk, the lower your risk of death from all causes and from cardiovascular disease, according to a new study—although the numbers they identified as being effective are all less than ...

Your step count, huh – who knew they'd get so competitive? Whether you abide by the 10,000 steps a day metric or partake of newer evidence that as little as 7,000 steps can help shake things up, the ...

Walking 8,000 steps one to two times a week may improve your health, according to new research. People are generally advised to try to get in 10,000 steps a day. Experts say any amount of movement is ...

Striving for 10,000 steps a day is one of the most ubiquitous wellness goals out there—a benchmark embedded in countless fitness trackers and recommended ad nauseam as an integral component of a ...

Walking 7000 steps a day may be just as powerful as hitting the much-hyped 10,000-step goal when it comes to reducing the risk of early death and disease. A sweeping global review of 57 studies shows ...

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