In a world overflowing with fitness plans, calorie-tracking apps and workouts that promise a new you in six weeks, it is ...

While the strengths of the meta-analysis include its sample size and that it was not restricted to studies limited to a maximum of 16,000 steps a day, there are some limitations. Importantly, because ...

Even at levels that might be thought of as “sedentary,” getting in some extra daily steps appears to reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death, a new meta-analysis confirms. All-cause ...

Daunted by the concept of 10,000 steps? Not to worry, a new study finds that 7,000 might be enough for a host of important health benefits. From cancer to heart disease, the risk of a host of chronic ...

The new study offers an update on previous step-count research, but it may not actually be the best gauge of health ...