The 10,000 Steps Myth
Update: 2023-04-2522
Description
This week we're digging into the weird history of an omnipresent fitness goal. Episode comes free with a happy meal.
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Links!
- 10,000 Steps: A Brief History
- Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
- A Japanese first-mover in the fitness wearables race
- Counting Every Step You Take
- When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?
- McDonald's Enlists Trainer To Help Sell Its New Meal
- Get happy with McDonald's Go Active Happy Meal for adults
- McDonald's Stepometer
- McDonald's pushing salads and pedometers
- The fight for healthier McDonald's Happy Meals
- Step-It Canadian TV ad
- McDonald's serves up Happy Meals for grow-ups
- McDonald's removes fitness tracker from Happy Meals
- A Very Serious Review of McDonald’s Flesh-Burning Fitness Tracker
- McDonald’s quietly ended controversial program that was making parents and teachers uncomfortable
- Watch your step: why the 10,000 daily goal is built on bad science
- When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?
- Why Counting Your Steps Could Make You Unhappier
- How many steps are enough?
Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!
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