The Fitness Magazine: 🚶 Are 10,000 Steps a Day Really Best for Your Health?

Friday, July 14, 2017

🚶 Are 10,000 Steps a Day Really Best for Your Health?

In loving memory of Lyle.

Are 10,000 Steps a Day Really Best for Your Health? Here's What Science Says

There is no feeling quite as satisfying as that happy vibration explosion that happens when your fitness tracker registers your 10,000th step. But why 10,000? Who decided on that number, and is it actually related to a healthy lifestyle??

See the Perfect Response to This Ridiculous Body-Shaming Ad

Why people think it's still OK to blatantly body shame plus-size women in advertisements, we'll never know. But we're glad we still have awesome people responding in awesome ways—and this response in particular is one we'll never forget.

10 Exercises Every Yogi Should Be Doing (but Probably Isn't)

Anyone who's folded into downward dog even once can tell you that yoga is not as easy as it looks. All that pushing and bending and upside-downing takes some serious strength, and your yoga practice will be smoother, safer, and more effective if you work some relevant muscles separately. Here's how.

5 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Living Alone

When you live alone for the first time, you're forced to learn how to kill gigantic bugs without backup and how to unclog all the drains that you used to make your partner/roommates/parents unclog for you. But you also have to learn a lot about yourself.

9 Almond Butter Snacks for a Healthy Pick-Me-Up

Thanks to the almond butter, all these snacks are filled with enough protein to give you that midday boost you always need. Thanks to the limited amounts of sugar, they're also all pretty healthy. And thanks to popsicle sticks, muffin tins, and your A+ balling skills, they're all easy to take on the go. Win, win, win.