In my humble opinion, walking is one of the best forms of exercise. It’s low-impact, low-cost and always makes my mind and body feel better. But my motivation to increase my step count wanes during ...

Everyone has heard of 10,000 steps a day. This benchmark goal has been around since the 1960s when it was used in a Japanese marketing campaign for pedometers, but has grown in prominence as the ...

When it comes to keeping the momentum going on your new-year fitness goals, sometimes you have to walk before you run — quite literally, too, if your equipment of choice is a treadmill. Treadmills are ...

A JAMA Internal Medicine article also points out that there is "limited scientific basis" to back up the claim that taking 10 ...

The popular 10,000-step goal originated from a marketing campaign, not health science. Research shows significant health ...

(NEXSTAR) — For years, we’ve been advised and encouraged to take 10,000 steps a day. Or maybe it was 5,000. Or maybe, you heard even fewer, like 2,500. Between the conflicting numbers and reminders ...

Whenever I interview elite athletes, I like to ask for their bread and butter workouts then take them for a spin. I know I’ll never match their athletic prowess, but it’s fun to see how they train and ...

One-hit wonders that still make you move There’s a particular rhythm to a Gen X workout playlist: nostalgia, high energy, and ...

Of all the fitness trends that defined the '80s, step aerobics ruled the home workout scene. While gym bros were busy pumping iron, this was the original way to “get your steps in.” Though step ...