New research reveals that older adults may not need 10,000 daily steps to dramatically improve their health and longevity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study prioritizes quality over quantity when walking toward better health. While 10,000 steps have long been a popular ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regular walking can help reduce back pain, as well as improve fitness, mobility and mental health. But how regularly should be ...

The idea that you need to log 10,000 steps a day for good health has been health gospel for ages. But as Women's Healthpreviously reported this year, the 10,000-a-day steps goal (which roughly equates ...

The famous 10,000 steps a day goal didn’t start with science—it began as a 1960s pedometer marketing slogan. Modern research shows that meaningful health benefits often start at moderate daily step ...

The 10,000-step benchmark started as a marketing strategy for a 1960s Japanese pedometer, not a medical recommendation. Research now shows health gains can start with far fewer steps — as low as 2,500 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." At this point, it's practically common knowledge that the ideal daily step count is 10,000 steps, right?

Striving for 10,000 steps a day is one of the most ubiquitous wellness goals out there—a benchmark embedded in countless fitness trackers and recommended ad nauseam as an integral component of a ...

A study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day offers similar health benefits to walking 10,000, across several outcomes. Led by Professor Melody Ding from the School ...