Debunking the 10,000 Steps Myth: How Many Steps Do You Really Need?
A science-backed step goal for a longer life
Back in 1965, a Tokyo-based pedometer manufacturer, Yamasa Tokei Keiki Co., came up with the idea to market a pedometer called ‘ManpoKei,’ Japanese for ‘10,000 steps meter’. The name was purely a marketing tool, since the Japanese character for 10,000 looks a bit like a man walking.
Is there any science behind the magi…
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