10,000 Steps Later: The Fitness Lie We’ve All Been Walking Into
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10,000 Steps Later: The Fitness Lie We’ve All Been Walking Into
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At some point, a daily walk quietly turned into a performance review.
A buzz on your wrist. A glowing ring. A number that decides whether today “counts.”
In this episode, we unpack how ten thousand steps became the world’s most accepted fitness goal, despite never being rooted in science. What began as a 1960s marketing idea evolved into a global wellness rule that now lives on smartwatches, corporate challenges, insurance incentives, and personal guilt.
We trace the origin of the ten thousand-step myth, explore what research actually says about walking and health, and examine why round numbers are so effective at shaping behavior.
This is not about walking less. It is about understanding how a marketing idea became a moral benchmark.
Welcome to Lies We Bought.
They sold it. We bought it. Now we’re unpacking it.
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