Does the daily step count replace a person's need for physical activity?

The short answer is no.

The long answer is that the walking rate is such a convenient way to somehow control your daily activity. To calculate it. Why? Because modern people sit too much, don't move, and this causes varicose veins, back pain, heart problems, and the whole body malfunctions. The norm is 10,000 steps, but even 7 will be "thank God".

Let's move on.

The human body needs muscle activation for good physical and mental functioning. Are the muscles activated to the right extent when walking? Well, no.

Let's think about how people lived 100-200-1000 years ago. There was tens of hundreds of times more movement. You had to work hard to get food. This is how human nature works. Our body functions well when it moves.

Where can we get muscle tension today?

Hard physical labor, gardening, or doing exercises. Squats, lunges, push-ups, with or without weight.

The human body needs stretching and flexibility to function well. Where do we get it? Stretching, yoga, Pilates, morning suriya.

The human body needs muscle tension (to run) under stress (danger) and if we are afraid and sit in the news, this tension does not shake out through the muscles, the tension remains inside and then manifests itself in the form of aggression in the outside world and as a blocked body with pain, a feeling of a circle between the shoulder blades, headaches due to a stiff neck. Does walking solve all the issues - no. But it is wonderful. But a modern person needs additional activity, and the best part is that sports clubs and communities have a social component and communication, which is just "gold" for the nervous system.

You can choose to run, dance at home to the drums, go to the gym, or do online exercises.