Expert Offers Insight Into Value Of Achieving Recommended Daily Steps

In CNN  (10/18), Dana Santas, “a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports,” writes about the number of calories that people actually burn when taking the 10,000 steps a day recommended by health experts. She notes research shows that most people are actually burning more calories than their different wearables and online calculators report. She adds that the NIH “reports that when it comes to using walking to increase your life span and overall health, getting in your steps is actually more important than the overall intensity with which you achieve them.”