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todayilearned
Sep 14, 2019
TIL the common fitness target of 10,000 steps/day came from a Japanese pedometer company who gave their product a name that means "the 10,000-step meter” because the Japanese character for “10,000” resembles a person walking: 万. There is no known science behind a goal of 10,000 steps
000-step guideline
000-step standard
10
actual health merits of that number
american fitness norms
american heart association
americans
basic finding
basic guidelines
big challenge
conventional wisdom
daily activities
daily goal
elderly american women
elderly patients
elderly women.read
ennui of the fitbiti-min lee
healthy person.in
human health
japanese company
japanese researchers
journal of the american medical association
lead author of a new study
least active women
lindsay wilson
little extra physical activity
media want cut
miles of walking
modest increase
mortality rates
new research
nuanced picture of the value of physical activity
nyu college of global public health
overall health
particular number
past decade
people
persistent myths of american health
physical activity
popular activity trackers
positive health outcomes
professor of epidemiology
short bursts of activity
significant evidence
smartphone apps
step rule
steps
study’s results
usefulness of the 10
way
wearable fitness trackers
womenthat nuance
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