10,000 steps a day: Not a magical formula for preventing weight gain

ScienceDaily
Feb 13, 2020, 4:01 pm482 ptsHot
For years now, 10,000 steps a day has become the gold standard for people trying to improve their health -- and recent research shows some benefits can come from even just 7,500 steps. But if you're trying to prevent weight gain, a new study suggests no number of steps alone will do the trick.

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