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Having a step count goal can encourage you to get outdoors, move your body and raise your heart rate. However, not every step you take during the day will be a fast-paced, outdoor stride. Are these slower steps still valuable to our health? You may like I asked Dr Milica McDowell, a doctor of physical therapy, exercise physiologist, and VP …

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Research suggests that walking, even less than 5,000 steps daily, reduces mortality risk, with greater benefits at higher step counts and intensity. Experts recommend incorporating walking into daily routines and climbing stairs to improve cardiovascular health. Aiming for 10,000 steps at a brisk pace can significantly lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Fitness enthusiasts are obsessed with …

Krista Catwood hates to exercise. “Some people get an endorphin rush — I don’t and it feels miserable,” Catwood, a 43-year-old mom in Oregon, tells TODAY.com. “Exercise can border on suffering.” As a drag and burlesque performer, Catwood says exercise should feel fun and silly. “There has to be a costume and accountability,” she says. Enter “Food Court 5000,” an …

Japanese walking, protein tips and wildfire smoke: The week in Well+Being  The Washington Post Just 30 minutes a day of ‘Japanese walking’ may help you get in shape  The Washington Post ‘Japanese walking’ a fun way for some to boost their health  CBC I tried the walking method ‘better than 10,000 steps per day’ – this is why I’m a fan  The Independent The …

Walking 14 More Steps Per Minute Can Fight Off Frailty Effects For Seniors  Study Finds Increasing your walking cadence can improve mobility  CNN Walking slightly faster could help older adults stay fit, study suggests  Medical Xpress Walking at THIS pace could keep older adults fit  Times of India A New Study Finds That Walking 14 More Steps Per Minute Can Support Healthy Aging  CNET Source …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prince Harry followed in his late mother’s footsteps on Wednesday by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity’s work clearing explosives from old warzones. The Duke of Sussex is in the southern African country with the Halo Trust …

Some agencies are walking back planned layoffs, Trump administration says  Government Executive The Collateral Damage of Federal Work Force Cuts: Summer Interns  The New York Times US agencies shrink layoff plans after mass staff exodus  Reuters Cleared to Lay Off Workers, Some Federal Agencies Find Many Already Left  The Wall Street Journal ‘Be efficient:’ EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin lays out the agency’s goals for …

‘Japanese walking’ is a great way to exercise, according to experts  The Washington Post Is walking 10,000 steps a legit fitness goal or a marketing myth?  Los Angeles Times I tried the walking method ‘better than 10,000 steps per day’ – this is why I’m a fan  The Independent Walk your way to lower blood pressure, stronger legs and fitter heart  Ynetnews Counting Steps …

The magic number shows up on smartwatches, fitness apps and office step challenges. For many, hitting 10,000 steps in a day has become a marker of good health — a goal that prompts post-dinner walks, lunchtime laps around the block and a reason to park a little farther away. While the target is widely embraced by doctors and their patients, …