Episode 22: Do We Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?

In this episode, Laurel and Sarah ask where the 10,000 step benchmark came from (you might be super surprised!), and if every person needs the same number of steps to receive the same amount of health benefits. We also discuss:

What are the parameters that change your number of steps
How do you “get your steps in” without becoming totally obsessed about it
How where you live might determine how much you walk (versus take the car)
How the pandemic changed a lot of people’s overall fitness and activity levels
Whether it’s more valuable to track your general activity level vs number of steps
How it’s useful to focus less on how many is enough to how many is too few
How a workout doesn’t cancel out the negative effects of a day of sitting
In what ways do strength training and cardiovascular exercise support each other
How to get more movement into your day overall