Do You Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day?

How many steps do you take every day? Chances are 10,000 has crossed your mind at least once in your life.

Maybe it was a fitness challenge like Steptember, or maybe a doctor told you to aim for 10,000 steps. But, where did this number come from and does it make a big difference if we do 9 or 19,000.

To find out how 10,000 steps came to be and if we really need to take that many every day, Corneel Vandelanotte – a Research Fellow at CQ University – joined Jess on Weekend Breakfast.