If you type the phrase “10,000 steps” into the Amazon.com search bar, about a half dozen book titles will come up with promises to help you take 10,000 steps daily so you can “walk your way to better heath,” “lose weight…at any age,” and achieve “lifelong fitness,” among other happy outcomes. Where is the science […]
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10,000 Steps a Day: Not Written in Stone
By John Swartzberg, M.D., Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board
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