From the Greek name Î½Î¹ÎºÎ¿Î»Î±Î¿Ï (Nikolaos) which meant victory of the people from Greek Î½Î¹ÎºÎ· (nike) victory and Î»Î±Î¿Ï (laos) people. Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution.
On average, men take approximately 6,000 steps a day while women take approximately 5,300 steps a day. While any added physical activity can improve your health, the American Heart Association, AHA, recommends an average of 10,000 steps each day.
Fitbit released data on the average steps per day for each U.S. state, based on over one million users, comparing summer to winter 2012 to 2014. Overall, Fitbit wearers walked 7,000 steps per day in winter and 1,000 more steps per day in summer, around an average of 8,000 steps. How Many Steps per Day Are Enough? The goal of 10,000 steps per day was not originally determined by research.