It’s not necessary to experience the benefits of walking, like:
❤️ Improved circulation
🦴 Bone density benefits
🦶 Better joint health
😊 Improved mood and sleep
🧠 Slowing mental decline and reducing onset of Alzheimers
💪 Strengthening Muscles
Sure, 10000 steps a day is an admirable daily goal, but so is 8000 steps if it’s more than what you’re currently doing.
Did you know, in one study, people who walked 8,000 steps a day were found to be half as likely to die prematurely as those who walked 4,000 steps a day?
You know what else is an admirable goal? 4000 steps if it’s more than what you’re currently doing.
In another study, women in their 70s who reached 4,400 steps a day reduced their risk of premature death by about 40%, compared to women who took <2,700 steps per day.
So don’t be put off by the 10000 steps if it seems way out of reach. (The number was randomly picked by a Japanese marketing company in the 1960s anyway 😉).
Just aim for MORE than what you’re currently doing (unless you’re a walking machine who’s already doing 20000 steps a day!)