Forget 10,000 steps — I use this 30-minute, doctor-approved walking workout to build fitness, burn calories and work on my heart health

Two women doing a walking workout.

For years, 10,000 daily steps has dominated the conversation when it comes to daily movement goals, but new research has found that interval walking, where you mix short bursts of high intensity with recovery, actually has more health benefits.

Sports Medicine doctor, Tetiana Tereschenko, who works at the walking app WalkFit, says: "We know that 10,000 daily steps can often feel unreachable for most people, but research proves that this target isn’t necessarily the only path to better health. In fact, studies suggest that mortality risk already begins to decline when simply increasing daily steps from 4,400 to 7,500.