Want To Know What Is The Number Of Steps One

Posted on Mon, 22 Jul 2019

Question: Want to know what is the number of steps one should take in a day without damaging the knees. I try and walk 10 to 12 thousand steps on the road at a reasonable pace but understand that in the future the knees could be damaged. Could you have this checked with a specialist and confirm

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Steps not cause any damage to knee

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your problem. Steps walking is a good and safe exercise. There is no harm in this provided you follow some rules.
1. Wear food soft sports shoes.
2. Do not do brisk walking.
3. Using stairs is not good.
4. Do not use hard surface or road. Walking is allowed on soft surface like grass or sand .
If you take these precautions then walking is safe . There is no maximum number of steps .
thanks

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