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Michael Mosley: 'Forget walking 10,000 steps a day' -- (link)

Posted by LMS (aka RufusS) Jan 31 '18, 07:35

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061 (www.bbc.co.uk)

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I’ve never officially figured out how many steps my curbside job gets me, but I imagine it’s well over 10k. It’s 7.5 hours of walking. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 08:37
Forget might be the wrong word. There's nothing wrong with hitting 10k steps/day, but thinking it's an indicator for being active isn't quite accurate -- nm - Shaun Jan 31, 07:47 2
- if you are not breathing heavy or your heart is not pumping faster, you are not doing optimal work for burning calories. - groiny Jan 31, 07:57 1
  - Yup. So 10k lazy ass lollygagging steps, while better than just sitting on you ass, is mostly worthless as far as measuring activity. -- nm - Shaun Jan 31, 07:59
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- The only people saying "do crossfit" are crossfit people. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:49 1
  - and masochists -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 08:00
- Yeah, those arguments have never made sense to me. Some activity is better than no activity. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 07:46 8
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    - he says "you can get similar, perhaps greater, benefits from a few brisk walks a day." - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:51 1
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  - right, but people also need reachable goals to shoot for. - groiny Jan 31, 07:49 4
    - I agree with groincumber -- nm - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:52 3
      - I can do that in my walks to and from the train every day, and it does not eat up my limited personal time. -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 07:53 2
        
        Yeah, but what about us? -- nm - groiny's knees Jan 31, 07:58 1
        
        I can easily do 1500 at a brisk pace. 10,000 not so much. - groiny Jan 31, 08:00
That's interesting. - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:43
Since I got my puppy, I've been walking 12k-15k steps per day. I've also lost 12 lbs - decline Jan 31, 07:39 7
- Exercise does not equate to weight loss. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 08:53
- that's great! -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 07:44
- what were you walking prior to? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:43 3
  - last summer (after I stopped going to the gym) I was down to probably 2-4K - decline Jan 31, 07:45 2
    - But as the article suggests, getting your heart rate up is key. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 31, 07:46 1
      - that is true, when I take the dog out, it's not a slow/casual walk. we are moving -- nm - decline Jan 31, 07:47
- whoa. good on ya. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 31, 07:40

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