Walking offers a host of benefits from lowering stress and anxiety levels, to amping up heart health and revving up your metabolism. This study shows walking for 30 minutes 5 times per week helped ...

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 ...

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The 10,000-step goal was dreamed up by a company selling pedometers - or as the Japanese creators called it, manpo-kei, which translates to 'the 10,000-step meter'. It's a number that sounded good and ...

Most of us have heard you need 10,000 steps a day to stave off health problems, but new research is finding that number is not necessary — though more is always better. How many steps should you take ...

A new study identifies the right number to reap the health benefits of walking. By Simar Bajaj Walking 10,000 steps a day has long been a fitness cliché. But new research suggests that the health ...

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 ...

A new meta-study of 12 other studies brings clarity to confusion regarding the most beneficial number of steps one should walk each day. The study indicates that benefits begin with as few as around 2 ...

The Texas Heart Institute says health benefits begin at around 2,500 steps a day, with the rate of mortality declining steadily until patients hit 7,500 steps a day. “We believe that the right step ...

There are approximately 2,000 steps in one mile. Learn the factors that influence how many steps we take — and why taking more steps per mile may be healthier. Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our ...

Here's what experts say about your daily step goal. With pedometers, apps, and phones that track our every footfall, it’s understandable if we’re all a little obsessed with step count these days. If ...