The health and fitness world is full of arbitrary metrics like these, despite the research often saying otherwise. The origin of some of these numbers can be surprising. In 1965, a Japanese company ...

The idea that you need to log 10,000 steps a day for good health has been health gospel for ages. But as Women's Health previously reported this year, the 10,000-a-day steps goal (which roughly ...

(NEXSTAR) — You’ve likely been told you need to get thousands and thousands of steps a day, causing you to frequently check your smartwatch to make sure you hit that benchmark. If the 10,000 steps ...

The magic number shows up on smartwatches, fitness apps and office step challenges. For many, hitting 10,000 steps in a day has become a marker of good health — a goal that prompts post-dinner walks, ...

Anyone with a step count goal knows the frustration of not getting to that number and the silly lengths we'll go to in order to get those last few steps in. But before you spend your evening walking ...