Social distancing efforts restrict some from hitting their daily steps goals. New research shows you can walk less and still rake in the health benefits. Here’s the information, so you can determine what’s right for you.
Source: Prevention, April 3, 2020. Link. 7,500 is the lowest number of steps with the highest level of health benefits, making it an ideal daily goal. Any step count above that has roughly the same outcome. At least in terms of impact on mortality, 7,500 steps and 10,000 steps appear to be pretty much equal.