Dr. Rhonda Patrick challenges the long-standing advice of walking 10,000 steps daily, recommending short, high-intensity workouts instead.

Specifically, walking 7,000 steps per day was associated with a 47% lower risk of an early death from any cause, when ...

Walking is great for your health, but the 10,000-steps rule is a myth based on a 1960s marketing campaign. Research says you can benefit from fewer.

A 2024 meta-analysis of over 96,000 adults found that higher daily step counts are linked to fewer depressive symptoms and a ...

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Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend ...

A study found women significantly reduced their risk of early death by clocking up this number of steps in a day ...

From helping you lose weight to reducing your risk of chronic diseases, the benefits of walking have body-wide perks, experts ...

A fitness coach claims that doing 10 squats every 45 minutes can offer benefits equal to 10,000 steps, citing ...

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.