MARIKA SBOROS: Where did the 10,000 steps daily goal come from?
Research suggests that the guideline of taking 10,000 steps a day is most likely a thumbsuck
01 July 2019 - 05:04
It’s a number that has entered the mythology and lexicon of fitness advice: the idea that you should take 10,000 steps daily for optimum health. It has become the benchmark of wearable devices that are preprogrammed with 10,000 steps as the daily goal.
Discovery Health gives 50 Vitality rewards points for anything from 5,000 to 9,999 steps. Points double to 100 — and stop — once your wearable shows that you hit 10,000...
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