How Moving 20,000 Steps a Day Changes Your Body and Thoughts

It may seem radical to target this number.  20,000 steps roughly equals 15 km in distance.  Prevailing headliners in many articles and health recommendations steer us towards 10,000 steps a day.  It is not that 10,000 is insufficient – for many people, this is a fantastic start and everyone must work up gradually from 5,000 to 10,000, and beyond depending on fitness level. 

If you’re already swimming or spinning intensely every other day or close to it, then your workout choices might be sorted.  For the vast majority of office-bound professionals (software developers, lawyers, project managers, accountants, consultants, executives, and all those others typing like there’s no tomorrow), your days are spent sitting before your screens, sitting in board meetings, sitting in an airplane, sitting in the car, sitting on the train, sitting at client dinners, and finally sitting at your doctor’s office.

When you aim for and execute 20,000 consistently, many things change in your life because they simply have to.