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SR-C1.M2.N4 — how many steps a day actually matters for women over 40, cited against the '10,000 steps' myth.

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Walking for Women 40+

How Many Steps a Day Do You Actually Need After 40? (It's Not 10,000)

You've probably felt like you were failing at 10,000 steps for years. You weren't — that number came from a 1965 pedometer ad, not a study. Here's what a landmark study of women in their 70s actually found, and the step goal that matters more for your decade.

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