It was a sleepy Sunday in the middle of summer. Most Americans were tuned in to Bonanza when President Richard Nixon interrupted the broadcast to announce that he was suspending the U.S. dollar’s ...

Walking more is associated with reduced risk for dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and more—but a new study says you can get fewer than 10,000 steps a day and still see all those benefits. An ...

You don't need to walk 10,000 steps a day to achieve meaningful health benefits — 7,000 steps a day, about 3 miles depending on the length of your stride — will suffice, according to a new study out ...

Walking 7,000 steps a day is considered a healthy and achievable fitness goal for most people. While the popular benchmark is 10,000 steps, research has shown that even 7,000 steps daily can ...

MANILA, Philippines — Don’t despair if you can’t walk 10,000 steps a day. New research showed that walking 7,000 steps a day — not 10,000 as most people commonly believe — can already dramatically ...

You may not need as many steps as you thought. Ten thousand steps per day has been widely recommended as the standard benchmark for physical activity — but a new study suggests that just 7,000 could ...

Walking 7000 steps a day may be just as powerful as hitting the much-hyped 10,000-step goal when it comes to reducing the risk of early death and disease. A sweeping global review of 57 studies shows ...

A new study suggests reaching 7,000 daily steps provides many of the same health benefits as 10,000 steps a day. Researchers have found taking 7,000 steps reduces the risk of several health conditions ...

Here's what experts say about the 10k number and how this applies to your life. Now, a new scientific analysis in The Lancet Public Health officially confirms that this lofty steps count goal isn’t ...

Taking 7,000 steps a day almost halved the risk of death and cardiovascular disease, and significantly reduced the likelihood of developing diseases such as type-2 diabetes, dementia and depression ...

You've likely heard that 10,000 steps a day is a marketing myth designed by a pedometer company. In lieu of that round number, the question you (and scientific researchers) have been asking is: what ...

Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, ...