Why You Need To Walk 10,000 Steps A Day
We're all told that in order to live a healthy life, we should eat right and engage in physical activity. But is diet and exercise enough? Anthony explains why you should take 10000 steps...
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Is walking 10,000 steps a day really the ultimate way to reach good health? Anthony Carboni here for DNews and about a year ago I heard that walking 10,000 steps a day is better for you than just about anything else you can do. Why? Well, the average person has such a sedentary lifestyle- sitting at a desk, in the car, in front of the TV or computer- that doing the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity recommended by the CDC couldn't possibly counteract all that lying around. But why 10,000 steps? What's the theory behind it? What research led to this magical, seemingly way-too-round and simple a number? Well, none. At first. In the 1960s, walking clubs were super popular in Japan. So popular that everyone wanted pedometers. Those pedomet...
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Is walking 10,000 steps a day really the ultimate way to reach good health? Anthony Carboni here for DNews and about a year ago I heard that walking 10,000 steps a day is better for you than just about anything else you can do. Why? Well, the average person has such a sedentary lifestyle- sitting at a desk, in the car, in front of the TV or computer- that doing the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity recommended by the CDC couldn't possibly counteract all that lying around. But why 10,000 steps? What's the theory behind it? What research led to this magical, seemingly way-too-round and simple a number? Well, none. At first. In the 1960s, walking clubs were super popular in Japan. So popular that everyone wanted pedometers. Those pedomet...
