Nova Scotia (/ËnoÊvÉ ËskoÊÊÉ/; Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Ãcosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces, and one of the four provinces which form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax.
The rationale behind 10,000 steps a day is very simpleââit's about staying motivated. Numerous studies undertaken by health experts revealed that many participants were more excited about counting 10,000 steps through both walking and general movement than by being asked to perform 30 minute walking stints.
Topics | Fitness | Walking | How much should I walk in a day? Many sources consider a daily total of ten thousand steps (about five miles) a day an active lifestyle. Two to three thousand steps is considered a sedentary lifestyle. Moving six thousand steps or more per day lengthens your life span, and eight to ten thousand steps per day helps you lose weight.