Tracking your daily steps is one great way to maintain your overall fitness. But there’s another number that may provide an even better sense of your overall heart health — and calculating it just ...

It’s no secret that walking workouts are seriously trendy right now. From "hot girl walks" to power walking and rucking, people are realizing they can work up a pretty good sweat just by putting one ...

The fitness community regularly touts the health benefits of getting in 10,000 steps per day. But a new study says that a good deal fewer steps can still deliver significant benefits, including a 47% ...

For decades, the 10,000-step goal loomed large, a benchmark many chased but just as many abandoned. But new research dismantles the myth, replacing it with a far more achievable and evidence-backed ...

Ever since the advent of Fitbits and Apple Watches, 10,000 has been the magic step count number. For the average person walking at an average pace, hitting that goal takes about an hour and a ...

The steps you take each day could lead you to a reduction in depression symptoms, according to a new study. A study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open found that a higher daily step ...

Getting a certain number of daily steps has long been known to boost overall health — and now a new study has pinpointed how many you need to keep depression at bay. A research team led by Bruno ...

A new study found that women who took at least 4,000 steps a day for one to two days a week had a 26 percent lower risk of dying from any cause and a 27 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease.

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 ...

Walking has a whole bunch of benefits like improving cardiovascular health, mood, and sleep—but exactly how many miles do you need to walk per day to get these perks? You might have heard that 10,000 ...

On average, Americans take just under 5,000 steps a day. It’s a concerning number, given that public-health researchers consider a daily step count of less than 5,000 to be sedentary, and sedentary ...