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Pretty much everyone has an opinion on how many steps you should take in a day. My Oura Ring sets a goal based on how much rest I got the night before, while influencers online always seem to be peddling the magical 10,000-step count. And it’s not just influencers. At this point, we’ve all heard about the 10,000-step rule, whether it’s something your mom’s walking group aims for, your high-achieving friend hits like clockwork, or a goal you feel internal pressure to hit. But this number is more arbitrary than you think. Though the 10,000-step rule of thumb—which shakes out to about five miles—has been around since the 1960s, there’s little evidence to support that it should be your target, according to a 2022 review in The Lancet. Luckily, there is some newer research that helps clarify what an ideal step goal is, and spoiler alert: It’s lower than 10,000 per day. Here’s how to determine how much you should actually walk per day, according to experts. Meet the experts: Alexander Rothstein, CSCS, ACSM-EP, is an exercise physiologist and instructor for the exercise science program at the New York Institute of Technology. Laura A.

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.