"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?

Many people consider that walking 10,000 steps is essential to their fitness goals. But is it really the best use of your time that is already stretched too thin between home and work life? The answer ...

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 ...

The health and fitness world is full of arbitrary metrics like these, despite the research often saying otherwise. The origin of some of these numbers can be surprising. In 1965, a Japanese company ...

Here's what experts say about the 10k number and how this applies to your life. Now, a new scientific analysis in The Lancet Public Health officially confirms that this lofty steps count goal isn’t ...

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 ...

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.