Nothing can replace the endorphin high of sweating it out in
your favorite fitness class, but seeing the mileage tick up on your wearable is
pretty addicting. (Let's face it: Almost everyone has paced around the room a
few times just to round up that number.)
But how many steps should you be aiming
for exactly? Until now, the doctor-recommended advice has been 10,000, AKA five
miles. But a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity finds
that 10,000 steps is a bit too
low. Researchers found that it's actually 15,000 steps a day (seven miles) that
is linked to keeping metabolism balanced and warding off long-term health
problems.
