Walking is generally promoted as the most accessible exercise of them all: no equipment, easy to squeeze into daily life, and accessible to just about anyone. Over the years, this number-10,000 steps ...

The benefits of a good walk for heart health have been highlighted so often over the years, you'd think we'd be clocking up our 10,000 steps every day as a nation with ease. But whether it's a time or ...

Walking 7,000 steps a day can cut your risk of dementia by 38%. Even small increases—from 2,000 to 4,000 steps—offer meaningful health benefits. You don’t need a fitness tracker or perfect ...

You may not need as many steps as you thought. Ten thousand steps per day has been widely recommended as the standard benchmark for physical activity — but a new study suggests that just 7,000 could ...

Are you a step-checker? Do you look at your phone, watch, or other activity tracker a few times a day, to see if you’ve hit the 10,000 steps mark yet? Do you feel guilty if your step count doesn’t ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IN THE AGE of wearables, fitness is no longer about going for a run on a nice day or scheduling a walk ...

(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 ...