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Many people around the world monitor how many steps they walk every day.
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Studies that suggest 10,000 steps a day is enough to help us stay healthy.
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A new study says just 4,000 steps a day could be the magic number.
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The scientists concluded that 4,000 steps per day reduced the risk.
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Diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other life-threatening conditions.
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Health and exercise data from more than 225,000 adults worldwide.
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Some people were in good health while others suffered from heart problems.
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His conclusion that 4,000 steps were beneficial was a minimum amount.
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I wouldn't want people to look at that as a magical number.
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He said people should add at least one walk to their daily routine.
See the walking for a longer life lesson for the whole text.
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