The Official 10,000 Steps® Program is your easy way to feeling great

You’ll be surprised how many steps you are already taking in an average day. Recent evidence shows that healthy adults should aim to take 10,000 steps every day. Children and adolescents can aim for even more – around 12-14,000 steps a day. Depending on mobility or existing health problems, senior adults should aim for a little less than 10,000 steps (Talk to us or your doctor about modifying your target if you think you might be in this category). However, some people manage to only walk around 3,000 steps a day without realising they are relatively inactive. Nowadays, we’re used to taking short-cuts, even with little chores around the house like tidying-up, without realising it. It can be fun to instead consider taking the ‘longer way’.

By monitoring the number of steps you normally take in a day, you can set goals for increasing that number up to 10,000 steps – and beyond if you want to continue weight loss.