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I moved from California to Italy. I started walking over 10,000 steps without even trying.
The author moved from California to Florence, Italy, and their daily step count increased from 3,500 to over 10,000 without intentional effort. The article challenges the 10,000-step-a-day health goal, noting it originated from a 1965 Japanese marketing campaign and that lower step counts may still offer health benefits.
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