Is Spending Time Outdoors the New 10,000 Steps?
If you want to stay fit and healthy, everyone will tell you to watch your step-count and aim for at least 10 000 steps a day. Now while the intention behind this is to encourage physical activity, is there a better way to get the same benefits, without having to increase your step count? In fact, could spending time outdoors, immersing ourselves in nature, be a better and more effective option?
Is spending time outdoors the new 10,000 steps?
Maybe, but first, it’s important to understand just why we’re encouraged to walk 10,000 steps every day. The fact of the matter is that sitting on your butt all day is doing nothing but slowly killing you. Seriously, it is. A study published in JAMA Oncologyfound that sitting too much can increase your risk of developing cancer.
Excerpted from Longevity
