Daily walking is one of the most powerful things you can do for your health—it’s baked into our biology. And if you’re a parent, chances are you’re already getting more steps than you think you are.
Exercise is one of the strongest predictors of longevity.
There’s a lot of noise in wellness spaces about supplement stacks, superfoods, or the perfect morning routine—but if you really look at the data, the people who live the longest, most vital lives have one thing in common: they move. And the most common way they do this is by walking every. single. day.
In the Blue Zones (the pockets of the world Dan Buettner has identified as having an unusually high number of centenarians) no one counts steps. But they do walk—to the garden, to the village shops, to the fields. Their lifestyles include constant movement.
Regular walking (more or less 10K steps per day) is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, improved insulin sensitivity, better mood regulation, and even brain preservation. This large study links higher daily step counts with lower all-cause mortality.
From an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense. We evolved to move: walk, carry, squat, repeat.
So how do you get around 10K steps a day as a busy parent? And what if you want to do even more to change your body composition or improve insulin sensitivity or support recovery?
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