10,000 Steps per Day? How Many Do I Really Need to Be Healthier and Happier?

10,000 steps per day? How many do I really need to be healthier and happier?

Whether it’s 4,000 or 10,000 steps, walking helps reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, depression and chronic pain — here’s how.

10,000 Steps per Day? How Many Do I Really Need?

I’m a streaker. (No, not that kind.) For nearly 1,600 days, I’ve taken a minimum of 10,000 steps every day — no exceptions. Rain or shine. Travel days. Sick days. Even “I’m-tired-and-just-want-to-sit-on-the-couch” days. And yes, I tend to overachieve on my 10,000-step goal. My daily average is right around 19,000 steps, which might seem like a lot to some people. During my current streak, my lowest one-day count was 10,235 steps in 24 hours. In …