Forget 10,000 Steps—This Study Just Revealed the New Daily Rule originally appeared on Men's Fitness. If you’re someone who gets discouraged for not hitting the daily 10,000-step mark, a new study ...

That 10,000-steps-a-day benchmark we all know? Turns out it started as a marketing gimmick in 1960s Japan. The number gained popularity thanks to a pedometer called the “manpo-kei,” or “10,000-step ...

Here's what to know about this new study. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD Just 5,000–7,500 daily steps may slow Alzheimer’s-related brain changes. Physical activity was tied to slower tau ...

A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease. By Dana G. Smith Walking a few thousand steps a day can slow cognitive decline in ...

A meta-analysis pooled data on dose-response associations between daily steps and a broad range of health outcomes. Increasing daily step counts above 2,000 was associated with risk reductions in ...

BOSTON — Are you constantly looking at your watch or phone to check your step count as you strive to hit 10,000 steps a day? Well, a new Mass General Brigham study shows that only 4,000 steps one or ...

Here's what experts say about the 10k number and how this applies to your life. Now, a new scientific analysis in The Lancet Public Health officially confirms that this lofty steps count goal isn’t ...

Most people treat 10,000 steps a day as common practice for optimum health benefits—but a new study is challenging that. Research analyzing data from over 160,000 adults has provided comprehensive ...

Here’s good news if your fitness tracker is stressing you out: New research suggests you can clock way less than 10,000 steps a day and still reap some major health rewards. That’s the major takeaway ...