00:00For those who want to be fit, it is recommended to walk 10,000 steps a day.
00:06What are the benefits of it and is it enough to achieve your fitness goals?
00:11The FitTrack Report from Vaughn Aquino.
00:20Joaquin Cordero's business analyst often sits in the office.
00:24That's why his goal when he walks is to walk 10,000 steps.
00:28That's the average to be fit daily steps.
00:32He already walked 8,672 steps today based on his phone app.
00:37The 10,000 steps goal is said to have started in Japan in 1964 before the Tokyo Olympics.
00:44It is far from being able to fight lifestyle diseases and help with weight loss.
00:49It became a benchmark because we do this every day.
00:52We are already walking.
00:54Senior citizen Edna Balais said that walking helps her.
01:16You don't need to buy equipment just to hit your step goals
01:20because walking can also be included in your daily routine.
01:24If you can walk when you go out, just walk.
01:28That will also be added to the number of steps.
01:30Do your best if you can.
01:32In the office, stand or walk on your break.
01:35If what we are chasing is to maintain our healthy weight,
01:41it can be 30 minutes or if we want to burn fat,
01:46we can increase it to 45 to 60 minutes per day.
01:51It is also possible to add other exercises when walking using things that are often carried,
01:56such as a water container.
01:58We can pump our arms or swing our arms so that even our upper extremities or the arms,
02:07it will also tone.
02:09Von Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
02:20Transcription by ESO. Translation by —
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