9.1.2023 – the best target is

the best target is
a little more than what you’re
currently doing

From the article, “Do you really need to walk 10,000 steps a day? And 17 other fitness ‘rules’, tackled by the experts” by Joe Stone.

Mr. Stone, on those 10,00 steps, writes:

You should aim to walk 10,000 steps a day
“The first company that produced pedometers came up with the 10,000-step benchmark without any data, as that was considered an auspicious number,” says Lieberman. “Since then, plenty of studies have shown that steps a day is a reasonable way of measuring physical activity. As you increase your step count, you reap increased benefits, but it tails off between about 8,000 and 10,000.”

Hutchinson (Author of  author of Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise._ agrees: “There’s nothing magic about 10,000 steps a day, but it is pretty good advice. In general, the best target is probably ‘a little more’ than what you’re currently doing.’’

How many steps do I make or take each day?

I am not sure as I got rid of my fitbit.

For some reason of carrying a tracking device by choice kind of got to me so I stopped wearing it.

I was also starting to obsess about it a little bit.

Besides, I always walk with my wife so I can ask her.

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