India, March 15 -- Several studies have found that walking 10k steps daily benefits our overall health. Research conducted by the American Heart Association found that walking at least 10,000 steps a day can lower the risk of heart disease by up to 50 percent. Additionally, it aids your weight loss journey, boosting fitness levels and life expectancy.

In a video shared by Vimal Rajput, a nutritionist and fitness coach, she revealed how walking 10,000 steps helped her lose almost 20 lb, approximately 9 kg, in 3 months. She titled the clip, "Stop sleeping on 10,000 steps.I am down 20 pounds in 3 months."

Per Rajput's post, after a year of trial and error - where she tried HIIT cardio workouts and Yoyo dieting (also known as weight cycling...