Most of us default to recommending 10,000 steps a day—but the evidence has evolved.
A 2025 Lancet Public Health meta-analysis found that just 7000 steps per day significantly reduces risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and depression.
📉 Compared to 2000 steps/day, 7000 was associated with:
✔️ 47% lower mortality
✔️ 25% lower CVD risk
✔️ 38% lower dementia risk
✔️ 22% fewer depressive symptoms
💡 Clinicians: recommend realistic targets. Every 1000 steps matters.
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