Dear Heloise: After having total knee replacement surgery, I bought a small treadmill that goes under my desk. Since it doesn't have anything to hold onto, I placed a walker over the top to steady it ...

From pricey wearable devices to your phone, it has never been easier to track your daily physical activity — or lack of it. And if you're like many Americans and spend nine-plus hours sitting every ...

Most of us have heard you need 10,000 steps a day to stave off health problems, but new research is finding that number is not necessary — though more is always better. How many steps should you take ...

A new study debunks the popular notion that 10,000 steps should be your daily target and replaces it with a much more achievable number. A large review study investigating whether you need 10,000 ...

A new analysis is one of the first to study whether spacing steps out or consolidating them was linked to better health outcomes. By Simar Bajaj A new study suggests that going on longer walks may ...

One of the greatest health debates of our time: How many steps are you supposed to get in a day? We know now that the 10,000 steps rule is an outdated marketing-tool-turned-fitness-platitude—but what ...

Share on Pinterest Do we need 10,000 steps a day to see cardiovascular benefits? A new study finds fewer steps may be sufficient. mrs/Getty Images Past studies show that older women, especially those ...