Walking 10,000 steps daily, while popular, isn't a magic number; even 4,000 steps can enhance mental and physical health based on individual fitness levels.
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The researchers assessed the impact of this fitness challenge on mental health and wellbeing, with hypotheses including benefits for depression, anxiety, and stress. Those who completed more than 10,000 steps per day throughout the assessment period were hypothesized to have a better mental state and wellbeing than those who did not reach the threshold.2
The results of this Thai-based study found that those who accumulated 10,000 steps a day had significantly lower anxiety, depression, fatigue, anger, confusion, and total mood distress scores compared to their baseline. The participants also experienced physical benefits such as significantly lower body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and body fat percentage.3
Related StoriesHowever, obese individuals can alleviate their associated adverse effects by reducing mood disorders through diet control and decreasing body weight, as well as managing stress, increasing self-esteem, and undergoing psychological treatment and exercise.3 Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends setting realistic goals for most healthy adults, with exercise guidelines also including a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity, 75 minutes of intense aerobic exercise, or a combination of moderate and intense exercise a week.6
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