# Steps per day

Steps per day is the total number of walking steps your phone or wearable estimates in a 24-hour period.

It captures background movement and walks. National guidelines still use minutes of moderate activity rather than a fixed step goal; large cohort studies link higher daily step totals to lower mortality, with useful ranges often near 7,000 to 8,000 for many adults.

Also called: Daily steps, Step count.

Related: [Zone 2](https://revns.com/dictionary/zone-2.md), [Resting heart rate](https://revns.com/dictionary/resting-heart-rate.md)

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