Calorie is an energy unit, which is still widely used in nutrition measurement and fitness manual. The international standard unit of energy is joule. As the legal unit of food calories, joules are widely used in Europe, while calories are used in the United States. Although Joule is the legal unit in Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province, it is still widely used in Chinese mainland and Taiwan Province Province because of tradition.

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The total daily calorie intake of human body is about 1800 ~ 2000 calories. Walking 10 thousand steps is equivalent to consuming 240 ~ 300 kilocalories, which is about 1/7 of the total calorie intake. For most people, except for the calories needed for normal life (about 1500~ 1700 calories), walking 10,000 steps a day can just consume excess calories.

To say that there is a sport that can not only prevent diseases and keep fit, but also be safe and reliable, and the probability of muscle ligament injury is very small; Moreover, it is simple and easy to operate, does not need special sports equipment, and is suitable for all ages. Then, this sport deserves to be-walking.

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