The Claim
In obese adults, a 6-month program of walking 10,000 steps per day with dietary counseling is associated with a 4.5% increase in lean body mass percentage.
What the research says
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Obese adults who walk 10,000 steps daily and receive dietary counseling for six months experience a 4.5% increase in the proportion of their body weight that is lean mass.
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In obese adults, a 6-month program of walking 10,000 steps per day with dietary counseling is associated with a 4.5% increase in lean body mass percentage, suggesting preservation or modest gain of muscle mass during weight loss.
Walking 10,000 steps a day pulls on muscles with enough force to signal the body to build and keep muscle tissue, even when eating less. This keeps muscle from breaking down while fat is lost, so the percentage of muscle in the body goes up.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who walked 10,000 steps a day and got nutrition advice for six months lost fat but kept or even slightly gained muscle, so their muscle made up a bigger part of their body weight after losing weight.
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