If you are looking for an excellent, simple way to stay active, going for a walk may be the trick you are looking for. Walking as a form of exercise has spiked in popularity thanks to viral trends ...

10,000 is a nice round number—but it's not a magic one.

It’s 2025, and walking 10,000 steps a day is one of the most popular fitness goals on the planet. The scientific rationale is dubious – research suggests that doing 7,000 to 8,000 steps a day offers ...

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

So I’ve been testing three of the most popular 7,000-step walking workouts on YouTube. Spoiler alert: I have a clear favourite. This one-hour workout from fitness trainer BurpeeGirl is designed around ...

How do you measure the value of a step? A common goal for many people over the last 60 years has become 10,000 steps a day for better health. The problem is … it’s a myth decades in the making. A team ...

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If you’re looking for an easy, inexpensive, and low-impact exercise, walking is the way to go. Pounding the pavement won’t cost you a penny, and getting your steps in can be a massive game-changer for ...

The time it takes to walk 10,000 steps will vary from person to person. It can depend on various factors, including a person’s stride length, pace, and step intensity. Older research suggests that ...

If you’ve ever tracked your steps with a wearable fitness tracker, a smartwatch, or the pedometer built into your phone, you likely have, at one point or another, strived to reach 10,000 steps a day.