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10,000 Step Myth?

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Some say that the 10,000 step per day guideline is a myth, because it was built on bad science. But, as far as we know, it was built on no science — likely originating with a Japanese marketing slogan for a pedometer in the 1960s, literally translated as ’10,000 steps meter’. More slogan than science — at first. Following a cohort of over 2,000 free-living adults in Australia between 2000 and 2005, researchers discovered that increasing...
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Is Mall Walking Good Exercise?

Is Mall Walking Good Exercise?
We have all seen them before, pacing the perimeter of the mall in a tight-laced pair of walking shoes. I have personally been lapped, twice, by a mall walker at Post Oak Mall in College Station, Texas. Mall walking hit a peak of popularity in the 1990s, yet is quickly coming back as a popular choice for physical activity. I am happy to see it's revival, but can mall walking be of any benefit? Mall Walking...
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