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Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?

The largest device-based analysis shows the biggest health gains arrive well before 10,000 steps

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Ben Jones MD PhD
Oct 18, 2025
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I don’t know about you, but these days I’m totally confused about how many steps we’re supposed to take each day.

It started off at 5,000, then got hit with some massive fitness inflation and rocketed to 10,000. Next, I heard it was 7,000. Now, YouTube fitness gurus are declaring 10,000 non-negotiable.

At an average pace, that’s two hour…

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