Conventional wisdom would have us believe the journey to a long and healthy life begins with 10,000 steps.
Saved you a click: Per the article it’s closer To 6,000
Not surprising. The 10K steps idea was first set by a Japanese maker of pedometers as a marketing exercise with zero research to back it up.
Damn. Guess I’m gonna die. I really gotta change my routine
It honestly isn’t as hard as it sounds. I started taking walks over traditional exercise years ago and it’s done wonders for my physical and mental health.
Listen to your favorite podcast and just walk down the block and back. Keep it short.
The most important thing is consistency. After you do this for a while, you’ll naturally find yourself wanting longer walks, different routes.
But the key is consistency so better to start with something short but do it everyday.
Causality.
Some people aren’t unhealthy because they don’t walk enough, they don’t walk enough because they’re unhealthy or have an underlying condition.
Someone in a coma ain’t walking much, but that’s not the main reason they’re more likely to die sooner rather than later.
I don’t understand why they use steps. Who counts steps? It is more individualized than a distance, but my gosh, who is out there saying 4,981, 4,982, …? I know roughly the distance of my pace and could convert.
It really sounds like we need folks to get out and do it, tho!