The Truth About 10,000 Steps: Do You Actually Need That Many?
Lifestyle | Sep 8, 2026 | 4 min read

The Truth About 10,000 Steps: Do You Actua...

Before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, a Japanese firm called Yamasa released one of the first wearable pedometers. They named it the Manpo-kei, meaning "10,000 steps meter." Why ten thousand? It sounded ...