The benefits of walking for several health outcomes is well known. The evidence is in favor of 7000 steps per day as a reasonable baseline. Some outcomes improve further if we walk even more steps, but not all. Probably, the effects of being accompanied while walking will enhance outcomes as well. Every summer the step threshold may be pushed a little bit further. Goal setting can help along to overcome eventual barriers to leave the home later in the evening. Nature rewards us with changing daylight and seasonal changes. We just have to get started to reap those health benefits.
