IN THE AGE of wearables, fitness is no longer about going for a run on a nice day or scheduling a walk around the neighborhood with a friend for the sake of movement. These feats are now all about ...

Increasing the number of steps you take every day may slow cognitive decline in older adults who already have biological signs of early Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new observational study. The ...

A new study found that women who took at least 4,000 steps a day for one to two days a week had a 26 percent lower risk of dying from any cause and a 27 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease.

As someone who lives for the unexpected, unique, and downright weird, it only took about five seconds for the absolute craziness of Baby Steps to steal my heart. This spiritual successor to ...

Walking more is associated with reduced risk for dementia, diabetes, heart disease, and more—but a new study says you can get fewer than 10,000 steps a day and still see all those benefits. An ...

Walking 7000 steps a day may be just as powerful as hitting the much-hyped 10,000-step goal when it comes to reducing the risk of early death and disease. A sweeping global review of 57 studies shows ...

You may not need as many steps as you thought. Ten thousand steps per day has been widely recommended as the standard benchmark for physical activity — but a new study suggests that just 7,000 could ...

Here's what experts say about the 10k number and how this applies to your life. Now, a new scientific analysis in The Lancet Public Health officially confirms that this lofty steps count goal isn’t ...

For once, it might be time to step things down. If it feels impossible to make it to 10,000 steps a day — a guideline that comes not from science but a wildly successful 1960s marketing campaign in ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

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A new study identifies the right number to reap the health benefits of walking. By Simar Bajaj Walking 10,000 steps a day has long been a fitness cliché. But new research suggests that the health ...