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Do you move at every opportunity, or are you more of a couch potato?
Many of us sit for long stretches at work or enjoy a good Netflix binge in our downtime.
But, this all means that we don’t move as much as we should for optimalhealth.
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Quality is important, too.
The higher the intensity of steps, the better the overall benefits of theexercise.
There is a caveat, however.
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The advantages of walking seem to level out once you’ve done around 10,000 steps.
So, should we be aiming to walk this amount every day?
If you have a watch that doubles as a step counter, you may already be clocking your miles.
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The general consensus is that keeping your step count up is ultimately better for your body.
Asimilar studyfound that our risk ofdementiaalso decreases with the more steps we take every day.
It’s not just the routine 30 minutes of scheduled exercise that keeps us healthy.
As science has shown, it’s every step that counts.
