It’s 2025, and walking 10,000 steps a day is one of the most popular fitness goals on the planet. The scientific rationale is dubious – research suggests that doing 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day offers ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — You’ve likely been told you need to get thousands and thousands of steps a day, causing you to frequently check your smartwatch to make sure you hit that benchmark. If the 10,000 steps ...

At this point, it's practically common knowledge that the ideal daily step count is 10,000 steps, right? Well, per science, we've got it all wrong! It turns out, this number is more arbitrary than you ...

In the age of wearable fitness trackers, counting steps has become a popular way to measure daily movement — and for good reason. People who track their steps walk about 2,500 more per day than those ...