The 10,000 steps a day idea was made up by a clock company. How many should you take?

Summary

KEY POINTS:

• For decades, the claim that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day has been widely accepted by governments and doctors.
• The claim originated from Japanese company, Yamasa, ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
• Yamasa was launching a new pedometer at the time.

References

• Media Check: SBS - Media Bias Fact Check (High Credibility)
• Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.