Walking 10,000 steps a day can effectively aid in weight loss by burning 300-500 calories, depending on various factors.

A JAMA Internal Medicine article also points out that there is "limited scientific basis" to back up the claim that taking 10,000 steps a day is necessary for health -- though the study did find that ...

A person walking. Illustration photo by Pixabay According to Healthline, the idea of walking 10,000 steps—5 miles (8 kilometers) a day—originated from a 1965 Japanese pedometer marketing campaign and ...