The Sesame Street character known as The Count would love modern exercise. That’s because there is a lot of counting. But should we count the steps or the time we spend when it comes to chasing ...

If you Google “Whoop step count,” you’ll find a combative post by the company about why it doesn’t count steps. “Simply put, no, it doesn’t [count steps]. Counting the number of steps you take ignores ...

Have you met your step goals today? If so, well done! Monitoring your step count can inspire you to bump up activity over time. But when it comes to assessing fitness or cardiovascular disease risk, ...

WHOOP is finally brining step counting to its fitness trackers through an update this week. The company’s trackers don’t offer their own screen, so you access fitness metrics on your phone. What’s the ...

Whoop has been regarded as one of the most advanced health-tracking bands you can wear that isn’t a smart watch or ecosystem-dependent. Even still, step counting has not been a feature – until today.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that walking as few as 5,000 steps ...

Researchers say choosing a way to measure progress on exercise should align with personal preferences. They report that people who exercise the most live the longest and have a lower risk of ...