Do we really need 10,000 steps a day?

Canva, Ono Kosuki/Pexels, Billion Photos/Canva, Josh Blake/Canva, The Conversation You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. This magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors across the globe. But where did it come from? And is it even true? Let’s step back to Japan in 1964 Believe it or not, but the infamous 10,000 steps a day recommendation didn’t come from a research laboratory. In fact, it is not scientific at all. It came…