Current exercise guidelines suggest a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week, which can be accumulated ...

10,000 steps is a great guideline to boost motivation, fitness, and encourage you to get outside in the fresh air, but it's ...

How many steps are in a mile? How many steps should we be doing per day? Is increasing your steps per mile a good goal? Three experts answer all your questions.

Fitness experts share how many miles you need to walk or run in order to hit 10,000 steps. Plus, the benefits of walking and tips to make it a habit.

A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a ...

Smartphone app vs fitness tracker accuracy Before we get into the best pedometer apps for Android, let’s touch on the accuracy of smartphones and fitness trackers regarding step tracking.

Android devices generally come with Google Fit, while iPhones feature the Health app. Both of these apps allow you to easily log your steps.

In a new meta-analysis, researchers investigated the connection between step count and overall mortality and challenged the notion that we all need 10,000 steps a day.

Ask Health: Does Walking 8,000 Steps a Day Have Health Benefits? One of our editors stepped up to try walking more for 30 days.