I think the idea of counting steps is more aimed at truly sedentary people, or those who aren't going to the gym at all. Based on the hypothesis that some exerc

I think the idea of counting steps is more aimed at truly sedentary people, or those who aren't going to the gym at all. Based on the hypothesis that some exercise is better than no exercise at all. When I was doing 15k steps a day, once I had gotten past about 10k, I started just naturally speeding up to try to fit more steps into my lunch break. That at least added some mild cardio, which led me to start tackling stairs. I was working in the Detroit Renaissance centre, which has 4 towers with 39 floors and 1 with 73. Before losing that job I was beating 15k steps and 39 floors every weekday, which definitely helped my overall fitness level!