Do You Really Need 10,000 Steps a Day?

They sold you 10,000 steps.

Like it’s some magic number that unlocks health.

Here’s why that number is meaningless:

You can hit 10,000 steps shuffling around Target, hunched over your cart, breathing shallow, stress cortisol pumping through your system because you’re trying to “get your steps in” before closing time.

Or you can do 4,000 intentional steps—walking with awareness, breathing deep, posture aligned, moving through your hips instead of just your knees.

Which one actually helps your body?

The fitness industry loves giving you numbers to chase. Makes you feel productive. Keeps you buying trackers and apps and subscriptions.

But your body doesn’t care about arbitrary goals.

It cares about quality. About daily consistency. About moving in ways that restore function instead of just burning calories.

At RiversZen, we don’t count steps. We focus on how you move, not how much. Contracted stretching. Qigong. Yoga. Pilates-style classes that rebuild what sitting destroyed.

Dave is 72. He moves better now than he did at 55.

Not because he hit some daily step count.

Because he moves with purpose.

What’s actually improving… your number or your body?

Join us at RiversZen.