How Far Should You Walk to Improve Your Health? You Won't Like the Answer. - Barron's

Walking 10,000 steps a day is one of those mysteriously decided good things we should all do, much like drinking eight glasses of water a day.

I’d like to report the number of steps needed for full benefit was fewer, but a fair amount of research has since been done on the subject, and it found that walking 10,000 steps a day is great for your health.

The study found the biggest protections against most diseases among those who walked close to 10,000 steps a day.

For example, the research found that increasing your step count to 10,000 from 6,000 reduces the incidence of diabetes by 56%.

Walking 10,000 steps a day is one of those mysteriously decided good things we should all do, much like drinking eight glasses of water a day