HealthPartners in Minneapolis, Minnesota designed the 10,000 steps program. It was designed to get people to increase their activity and improve their health. Most people are unaware of the amount of activity they do each day. On average, a person walks about 3,000 to 5,000 steps each day. The goal of this program is to get people to increase those steps to 10,000.
Participants wear a pedometer that automatically records every step they take.
But you can also get credit for activities that don't involve steps but are still considered exercise.