{"id":236868,"date":"2025-07-04T07:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236868\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T07:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:50:26","slug":"i-tried-this-6000-step-workout-and-its-a-great-way-to-build-bone-strength-and-reduce-the-risk-of-osteoporosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/236868\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried this 6,000-step workout and it\u2019s a great way to build bone strength and reduce the risk of osteoporosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m pretty time-poor, so home workouts suit me perfectly and mean I can squeeze in exercise during the day before I collect my kids from school. One thing I am trying to prioritize is walking and while I\u2019d prefer to be outdoors, an indoor walking workout<\/a> is the next best thing when I\u2019m super busy.<\/p>\n

This 6,000-step workout by fitness influencer YanaFit (who\u2019s behind one of the most popular 10,000-step workouts<\/a> on YouTube) is really fun and energizing. In just over 40 minutes I was more than halfway to reaching 10,000 steps.<\/p>\n

Walking may be low-impact, but that doesn\u2019t mean I didn\u2019t work up a sweat or burn plenty of calories doing this home workout. Here\u2019s what I discovered.<\/p>\n

You may like<\/p>\n

How to do YanaFit\u2019s workout 6,000-step workout<\/p>\n

Fast 6000 Step Challenge in 40 Min \/ Walking Workout For Weight Loss \/ Knee Friendly Workout – YouTube
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Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n

Although you can choose a shorter 10-minute walking workout<\/a>, you are too busy moving around with this workout to get bored and the time passes quickly. The countdown timer for each move helped to keep me focused, too.<\/p>\n

My experienceStep workouts are great for menopausal women <\/p>\n

When we walk, the bones in our lower body have to bear our weight and it\u2019s this stress that helps to make them stronger and thicker.<\/p>\n

So a walking workout is particularly helpful to women like me who are in the perimenopause transition, because we are more prone to developing osteoporosis<\/a> (weak and brittle bones).<\/p>\n

Another of my perimenopausal symptoms is waking up with joint pain and I noticed that after doing this workout a few times my joint pain had significantly reduced.<\/p>\n

Start your week with achievable workout ideas, health tips and wellbeing advice in your inbox.<\/p>\n

Low impact doesn\u2019t mean easy<\/p>\n

The older I get the more I realise that low-impact workouts suit my body better\u2014I stopped running because it resulted in niggles in my hips and knees, and YanaFit\u2019s no-jumping step-count workout is much kinder on my joints.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t be fooled, it doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s easy. After 40 minutes I was in need of a shower and felt like I had a really good workout. Plus, when I checked my Apple<\/a> Watch I\u2019d burned over 250 calories!<\/p>\n

It works your upper body, too<\/p>\n

YanaFit incorporates arm moves, including punching (my favorite), so you\u2019re not just working your leg muscles. While you\u2019re unlikely to see any strength gains (you\u2019ll need weights for that), it can help develop your muscular endurance.<\/p>\n

When you put in maximum effort, it boosts your calorie burn too!<\/p>\n

Shop walking shoes<\/p>\n

If you’re in need of a new pair of walking shoes, our guide to the best walking shoes<\/a> can help. Are are the top three picks in brief.<\/p>\n

\"BrooksBest Overall<\/p>\n

\"ColumbiaBest on a budget<\/p>\n

\"HokaBest for Concrete<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m pretty time-poor, so home workouts suit me perfectly and mean I can squeeze in exercise during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[1630,105,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-236868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114793875227931519","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}