ANTINOMIANISM (from Greek anti, against, and nomos, law), opposition to the law and, more especially, a religiously inspired rejection and abolition of moral, ritual, and other traditionally accepted rules and standards.
Fitbit and other fitness trackers set a default goal of 10,000 steps a day. But just how valid is this aim if you're trying to stay active, asks Chris Stokel-Walker. Late in the day, as you take a step, your wrist starts buzzing. Congratulations. You've hit your target.
So while 10,000 steps is fun and easy to remember and a catchy marketing tool in (at least) two languages, maybe it's time, given just how unhealthy so many people are and how much they'd benefit from moving around just a little more, to embrace an incremental-improvement approach to exercise.