Each person's step goals can vary depending on age, fitness level, and health goals. Mental health, social support, and lifestyle can affect step count.

Whether you're looking for a form of low-impact exercise, a physical activity to help clear your mind or simply a way-quite literally-to stretch your legs, walking has you covered. (It's no surprise ...

Physical activity is necessary if you want to live a longer, healthier life — and if you’re trying to lose weight, the health ...

A new study debunks the popular notion that 10,000 steps should be your daily target and replaces it with a much more achievable number. A large review study investigating whether you need 10,000 ...

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 ...

Does the popular activity benchmark of walking 10,000 steps a day feel like too distant of a goal? Don’t worry, you can get health benefits just by moving a little more than you already are, new ...

The good news, then, is that the bar is reasonably low—you don’t need to train like an Olympic athlete to get the benefits of ...

Most people treat 10,000 steps a day as common practice for optimum health benefits—but a new study is challenging that. Research analyzing data from over 160,000 adults has provided comprehensive ...

There’s no “best” time to exercise for heart health—what matters is moving more often. Whether you exercise in the morning, afternoon or evening, each offers their own unique benefits. If you’re new ...

Walking just 7,000 steps per day can lower a person’s risk of certain health issues, according to a new study. “While the 10,000-step goal is widely known, it lacks a solid evidence base,” says Borja ...