10,000 steps rule almost religion ban chuka hai, lekin ye number originally ek marketing concept se popular hua tha, scientific gold standard se nahi. Phir bhi, steps health ke liye useful metric hain—bus thoda context samajhna zaroori hai.
Research ye suggest karta hai ki sedentary log agar 3–4k steps se badh ke 6–8k tak aajayen, to health risk (heart disease, early death, etc.) noticeably kam ho jata hai. Seniors ke liye 6–7k bhi kaafi helpful dikhaya gaya hai. Young, active log 8–10k+ aim kar sakte hain depending on routine.
Important baat: step count overall movement ka proxy hai, but quality bhi matter karti hai. Agar tum 9000 steps but poora slow shuffle indoors kar rahe ho, aur zero strength training, to picture incomplete hai. Thoda brisk pace, thoda incline, aur week me 2–3 baar strength ka mix ideal hoga.
Agar abhi tum average 3k pe ho, direct 10k target set karke demotivate hone se behtar hai weekly 1000–1500 steps increment ka plan banana. Jaise 2 week 5k, phir 7k, and so on.
Step goal ka use guilt button ke jaise mat karo; usko reminder banao ki aaj kitna zyada ya kam move hue. Health ke liye “more than nothing” wala funda yahan perfectly fit hota hai.