US EditionNew Study Debunks 10,000 Steps a Day Myth
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New study debunks 10,000 steps a day myth
Walking 10,000 steps a day has become quite the standard goal for those who want to lead a healthier life. However, a new study suggests that walking less could work just as well. While 10,000 steps a day is indeed a satisfying number to strive for, it is also quite random. The exact number would have come from a marketing campaign launched ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for a device called Manpo-kei, which means as much as ‘10,000 steps meter…
In parallel, recent advances in epidemiology have made it possible to fine-tune the effects of walking on health. By comparing hundreds of thousands of life paths, researchers have identified an unexpected tipping point. The threshold of 7,000 steps a day is now distinguished as a reliable benchmark, combined with a net reduction in risk for several chronic diseases. Where the idea is that 10,000 steps are needed The origin of the famous thresho…
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