In the last few years, the standard for every-day physical fitness has been the 10,000 steps a day rule. It's a simple, easy-to-measure, and popularly promoted measure of what it means to be healthy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Step counts have an inconsistent relationship with weight loss. Jose carlos cerdeno martinez/Moment via Getty Images Over the last ...

While both routines are effective for different goals, recent research suggests that Japanese Interval Walking may be the ultimate routine for those seeking maximum health gains in minimum time.

10,000 steps a day. How often do we use this as a yardstick of a healthy lifestyle? It’s the number we try to reach on our fitness watches – a standard benchmark of an acceptable minimal amount of ...