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Forget 10,000 steps — study reveals the real number of minimum daily steps you should take, according to your age

Lately, more and more people are becoming aware that 10,000 steps is no longer the gold standard — it was actually a very successful and slightly misleading marketing campaign that gathered a lot of ...
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Forget 10,000—This Is the Real Number of Steps You Need to Cut Risk of Early Death in Half

If you’ve ever ended the day stressed out because you only managed to get 9,423 steps in instead of that oft-touted, magical 10,000, we’ve got good news: A recent study found that 7,000 steps may be ...
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You’ve been lied to about 10,000 steps: here’s the real number, according to science

For years, our phones and fitness watches have quietly judged us for not hitting 10,000 steps a day. Miss the target and it feels like you have failed at health. But the truth is far less intimidating ...