Walk 4,000 steps a day to get away from early death

Hitting 4,000 steps a day is the start to staving off premature death from chronic diseases. — AFP

You've already heard it and the recommendations are clear: taking 10,000 steps a day will help preserve your health.

In fact, that’s the threshold you need to reach to receive a message from the fitness monitor on smartphones, congratulating you on having covered the distance necessary to stay in shape.