It's been two months since the launch of the Google Fitbit Air. While the $99 fitness tracker grabbed plenty of attention for its affordable price and screenless design, its health tracking and the ...

While many people believe they should aim for 10,000 steps per day, researchers have cast new light on the issue through a ...

Share on Pinterest Short brisk walks can match the health benefits of higher daily step goals, a new study suggests. Iuliia Burmistrova/ Moment/ Getty Images Higher daily step counts have long been ...

A new meta-analysis (Bizzozero-Peroni et al., 2024) published in JAMA Network Open highlights the mental health benefits of walking. This study shows that higher daily step counts are linked to fewer ...

Going for a walk has had a rebrand: nowadays, it’s all about getting your steps in, under the watchful eye of your pedometer, Apple Watch or Fitbit. If you are an avid step-counter, then it’s very ...

Taking just over 5000 steps daily could curb progression of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by slowing the accumulation of tau protein in the brain, new data showed, possibly offering a more ...