Why Science Now Says You Don’t Really Have to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day 

Here’s how many steps you actually need to do.

Faye Remedios
Created by Faye Remedios
On Aug 30, 2023
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From your gym instructor to your fave magazine or even your fitness tracker – everyone insists that 10,000 is the magic number of steps everyone needs to complete in a day if you want to be healthy and fit. And so most of us listened and worked to clock in what felt like a gazillion steps per day. Are you one of them? If you are, you know how hard this was on some days. But, wait – could they have got it wrong? Turns out, that’s not the magic number after all. So, what is?! We delve into some science-based facts to tell you how many steps you really need to do.

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How did it start?

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Okay, but what’s the situation now?

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People don’t keep up with their large step count

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So, what’s the magic number?

How many steps do you tend to walk every day?

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