Losing weight is often considered as the challenging part of a health journey, but research increasingly indicates that the real difficulty starts after the goal is reached, when the focus shifts to keeping the weight off.
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials states that a more realistic everyday activity target may help solve this problem. Instead of the generally cited 10,000 steps, the proof points toward a lower but consistent benchmark: around 8,500 steps per day, maintained during and after weight loss.
