Health Benefits of Walking 10,000 Steps: Nowadays fitness tracker and health apps ask people to walk 10,000 steps daily, but have you ever thought what is the logic behind it? In the 1960s, a Japanese company made a pedometer (step counting tool) called ‘Manpo-KE’, which means 10,000 steps meters. Now the question is whether walking 10,000 steps is beneficial? Come, let’s know the answer. Modern research shows that more walking has a positive effect on health. According to the physical therapist Kelly Structure, increasing the number of daily steps reduces the mortality rate, reduces heart related diseases and strengthens metabolism. This benefit has been seen the most from 7,500 to 10,000 steps per day.
Benefits of Walking More Steps Every Day)
Walking more daily reduces inactivity and good habits are made. Research has said that the target of walking 10,000 steps can help people to avoid watching TV or useless habits like mobile scrolling. This has a positive effect on health and eliminates laziness, which makes the body active and is able to fight many diseases.
According to a research published in the magazine called Circulation in the year 2022, medium exercise from 150 to 300 minutes every week can reduce the risk of death from heart disease by 22 percent to 31 percent. At the same time, a research published in JAMA Oncology in 2023 states that a fast pace of one to two minutes can also reduce the risk of cancer.
Some reports say that only 10,000 steps are not necessarily gone, it can be lost. Staying more active is definitely beneficial for health and it can increase age.
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