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.
1 Men: 7192 steps per day. 2  Women: 5210 steps per day. 3  Study participants with larger body mass indexes (a measure of overweight and obesity) took fewer steps per day on average.  People walked more on workdays, weekdays, and days they participated in sports or exercise.