Experts highlight that 7,000 steps daily provide meaningful health benefits, challenging the 10,000-step myth and promoting a more achievable fitness target.

Walking 7,000 steps a day may be enough to protect against a number of diseases, a new study suggests.While many people have the goal to get 10,000 steps in their daily routine, some find this target difficult to achieve.

For personal health and wellness, the “magic” 10,000-step goal that pops up on so many screens never came from a medical textbook.