Are you constantly looking at your watch or phone to check your step count as you strive to hit 10,000 steps a day? Well, a ...

A large review study investigating whether you need 10,000 steps a day to lower chronic disease risk finds that health benefits actually level out after 7,000 steps. Most Americans already get 5,000 ...

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

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 ...

From pricey wearable devices to your phone, it has never been easier to track your daily physical activity, or lack of it. And if you're like many Americans and spend nine-plus hours sitting every day ...

Many people have probably heard that you’re supposed to walk at least 10,000 steps a day to help stay healthy but new research shows you can see benefits with even less. “We’ve seen benefits from ...

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

Physical activity is necessary if you want to live a longer, healthier life — and if you’re trying to lose weight, the health benefits of an activity as simple as walking are remarkable. According to ...

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