India, Nov. 24 -- A Chennai-based entrepreneur has highlighted one everyday health practice that he says is common in Bangkok but missing in Indian cities. During his recent trip to Thailand, Narayanan Hariharan noticed how parents in Bangkok are out and about early in the morning, sometimes pushing strollers carrying their babies.

He attributed it to their zeal towards "getting their steps in" or walking enough to meet their daily fitness goal.

"It is so amazing to see men and women out with prams getting their steps in at 6 am in Bangkok. Never noticed this in India," wrote Narayanan Hariharan, founder of Nithya Karma.

Many experts believe that hitting a daily step goal of 10,000 is beneficial for overall health. However, Hariharan s...