Insulin (from the Latin, insula meaning island) is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets, and it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.[5] It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein by promoting the absorption of, especially, glucose from the blood into fat, liver and skeletal ...
Studies found that the average American adult only makes it about halfway to a goal of 10,000 steps per day, although those who wear an activity monitor pedometer seem to log more steps per day. If you walk between 5000 and 7000 steps per day, you are an average American.
RE: Is 10000 steps per day too much for the average person? 10,000 steps per day, assuming thirteen hours out of bed a day (maybe a lowball estimate), requires an average of almost 13 steps per minute for the entire thirteen hours. But if walking pace is probably two steps per second, then 10,000 steps would be about an hour and a half of walking.