Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says there is no magic number of steps per day that people should strive for because everyone is different. What matters most, he says, is that people are moving.
"Walking is perhaps the easiest, most affordable and one of the most effective types of physical activity humans can do," says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez."For a 25-to-30-year-old person, walking 6,000 steps a day is probably too little, whereas for an 85-year-old person, walking 5,000And make walking part of your daily routine. Use the stairs, walk your dog or park away from the store entrance.
"People should be walking every day, even for a few minutes at a time, and even if it is just 15 or 20 minutes," says Dr. Lopez-Jimenez."Walking has many beneficial effects on our health—not just cardiovascular but even