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Scientists Identify The Optimal Number of Daily Steps For Longevity, And It's Not 10,000 (www.sciencealert.com)

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Conventional wisdom would have us believe the journey to a long and healthy life begins with 10,000 steps.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not surprising. The 10K steps idea was first set by a Japanese maker of pedometers as a marketing exercise with zero research to back it up.

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The pedometers are all so imprecise though that it showing 10k may well be 6k real steps.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

6k would be too easy to motivate buying pedometers, I guess.