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I don't know how 10k became the rallying number for walking. Overall steps help, yes. But what's important is the amount of walking you do outside your own dail

I don't know how 10k became the rallying number for walking. Overall steps help, yes. But what's important is the amount of walking you do outside your own daily activity. I.e., if you walk for work- this doesn't really count (unless you're a mail delivery person, perhaps). Time spent is probably more important than actual number of steps, in my opinion. A one-hour+ walk (in addition to your normal activity, divided up across the day), regardless of how fast you go, is more valuable than a walk that nets you 5,000+ steps. Not everyone can walk 5,000+ steps in a day, and not everyone should try to reach that.

Libcat99 3y ago
I read this a couple years ago. To me it sounds like one of those things convenient enough that you want it to be true, but perhaps it is. > It turns that in 1965, a Japanese company called Yamasa Clock created a personal-fitness pedometer called the Manpo-kei, which means “10,000 steps meter.” The Japanese character for 10,000 looks almost like a person walking or running, which is likely how the gadget-maker landed on the name—and the number. It’s also an easy goal to remember, especially when accompanied by a sketch of a person who’s literally walking. https://www.popsci.com/story/health/10000-steps-evidence-study/ https://www.popsci.com/story/health/10000-steps-evidence-stu...