Walking offers a host of benefits from lowering stress and anxiety levels, to amping up heart health and revving up your metabolism. This study shows walking for 30 minutes 5 times per week helped ...

The Texas Heart Institute says health benefits begin at around 2,500 steps a day, with the rate of mortality declining steadily until patients hit 7,500 steps a day. “We believe that the right step ...

How many steps do you really need to take in a day to stay healthy? While we are often told that 10,000 steps is the gold standard for a healthy lifestyle, reaching this target can be no easy feat.

Your step count, huh – who knew they'd get so competitive? Whether you abide by the 10,000 steps a day metric or partake of newer evidence that as little as 7,000 steps can help shake things up, the ...

IN THE LAST 10 years, walking has gotten a serious rebrand. What was once considered a mundane part of day-to-day life is now hailed as a gospel for good health. You’ve likely heard that 10,000 steps ...

A new meta-study of 12 other studies brings clarity to confusion regarding the most beneficial number of steps one should walk each day. The study indicates that benefits begin with as few as around 2 ...

Most of us have heard you need 10,000 steps a day to stave off health problems, but new research is finding that number is not necessary — though more is always better. How many steps should you take ...

(NEXSTAR) — For years, we’ve been advised and encouraged to take 10,000 steps a day. Or maybe it was 5,000. Or maybe, you heard even fewer, like 2,500. Between the conflicting numbers and reminders ...

Here's what experts say about your daily step goal. With pedometers, apps, and phones that track our every footfall, it’s understandable if we’re all a little obsessed with step count these days. If ...