The truth of the day. 10 thousand steps is a marketing trick!

Did you know that the benefits of taking 10,000 steps a day are not a medical norm, but rather a marketing trick?

In 1965, after the Tokyo Olympics, the Yamasa Corporation released a pedometer called Manpo-kei. The slogan "Let's walk 10,000 steps a day" was a perfect marketing trick, as the character for 10,000 (万) resembles a person walking.

Scientists derived this number based on their own research. It involved overweight Japanese individuals who walked 3,000-5,000 steps daily. Tokyo University scientist Yoshiro Hatano concluded that increasing the number of steps to 10,000 would lead to a calorie deficit of 300-400.

And this helps you lose weight and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

However, there is no reason to walk exactly this number of steps each day. Many doctors recommend taking at least 6,000-8,000 steps daily. And the World Health Organization simply recommends engaging in moderate aerobic activity for 150-300 minutes per week.