Walking is a low-effort exercise and one key to good well-being and healthy aging.

The benefits of walking are many. Collecting your daily steps contributes to everyday health moments that support healthy aging —like getting enough quality sleep, keeping digestion smooth, and helping to manage stress and mental health. In the long term, walking promotes good heart health and brain function and could even help you live longer. But how many steps do you need to rack up each day to reap those bennies?

Getting in 10,000 daily steps has long been the advice of health and fitness experts, but newer research suggests that just 7,000 steps a day may…

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