7 Amazingly Unexpected Benefits Of Walking 10,000 Steps A Day!

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Last Updated on January 9, 2020

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We have been hearing for some time now about how important it is to hit the 10,000-step goal every day in order to be physically active and stay healthy. But why?

The number of 10,000 is completely arbitrary. It apparently dates back to 1964, right before the Tokyo Olympics, when a company started selling a pedometer called Manpo-kei – that translates to something like 10,000 (Manpo) meter (kei).

That marketing campaign worked wonders, the product sold like hotcakes and that number has remained in people’s minds to this day.

While the number is not exactly a recommendation from an official source like a government health agency or the World Health Organization, it serves a very specific purpose: to stress out the importance of walking as part of a healthy lifestyle, especially at a time when it is very easy to get used to a sedentary lifestyle and obesity rates are peaking.

Before rushing to buy a smart band or to download a pedometer from the app store to count your daily steps, read this article to find out exactly how hitting the 10,000-step goal consistently can improve your health.

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