The 10,000-step target came from the brand name of a 1965 Japanese pedometer, not from research, and studies since suggest the survival benefit of walking largely levels off well below it, closer to 6,000 to 8,000 steps for older adults
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A number that shaped millions of fitness routines was never based on science—it started as a Japanese pedometer's brand name, and decades of research suggests you can stop chasing it far sooner.
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