With an increase in the popularity of tracking your steps, we received this question:

THE QUESTION
Does everyone really need to get to 10,000 steps a day?

SOURCES:
1) Dr. Gretchen Coady — Internal medicine and pediatric physician at Family Medicine Associates of York

2) Brigham and Women’s Hospital

ANSWER:
No, not everyone needs to reach that 10,000 steps a day mark.