Health Check: do we really need to take 10,000 steps a day?
By Professor Corneel Vandelanotte | 24 Aug 2020
Regular walking produces many health benefits, including reducing our risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression. We often hear 10,000 as the golden number of steps to strive for in a day. But do we really need to take 10,000 steps a day?