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Taking Steps Toward a Healthy Heart!
James H. O'Keefe, MD
The ideal goal for cumulative number of walking steps during the course of a day is 10,000 or more.
Here’s a look at the number of steps you accumulate doing various activities:
| Number of Steps |
Activity |
| 2,000 |
Walking through the mall for 20 minutes without pausing |
| 2,000 |
Walking your dog 1 mile |
| 2,000 |
Going grocery shopping up and down the aisles for 45 minutes |
| 3,000 |
Vacuuming for 30 minutes |
| 3,500 |
Playing softball or baseball for 60 minutes |
| 4,000 |
Walking briskly for 30 minutes |
| 4,000 to 5,000 |
Playing doubles tennis for an hour |
| 5,000 to 6,000 |
Playing basketball for 30 minutes |
| 6,200 |
Golfing 18 holes with a motorized cart (leaving the cart on the path) |
| 7,000 |
Dancing continuously for an hour |
| 13,000 |
Walking 18 holes of golf |
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