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StrongHer Collective
StrongHer Collective Podcast is all about women’s strength. Hosted by personal trainer, yoga teacher, and research-loving hype girl Morganne Aaberg, this podcast is all about redefining fitness for women by shifting the focus from shrinking to strengthening.
Each episode dives into evidence-based conversations on resistance training, fitness myths, mindset, and more—all through the lens of empowering women to live vibrant, independent, adventurous lives. Whether you're picking up weights for the first time or deep in your strength journey, you'll find support, science, and a whole lot of encouragement here.
This is your space to challenge old narratives, embrace your power, and build a body that supports the life you want to live. Strength belongs to every woman—and in the StrongHer Collective, we lift each other up.
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From Marketing to Movement: The Truth Behind 10,000 Steps
Think you need 10,000 steps a day to be healthy? Think again.
In this episode of the StrongHer Collective podcast, I’m breaking down where that magic number really came from (hint: it wasn’t science), what the research actually says about step counts and health, and why small, consistent movement matters more than hitting an arbitrary target. We’ll dive into the real benefits of walking, the importance of making fitness accessible, and why strength training still reigns supreme for overall health.
Major takeaways:
More steps correlate with better health outcomes, but you don't need 10,000 steps to see big benefits!
- 1,000 steps reduces risk of death by 15%, 500 steps reduces risk of death by cardiovascular emergency by 7%.
- A 2019 Harvard study of nearly 17,000 older women found that those who walked just 4,400 steps per day had a 41% lower risk of death compared to the most sedentary group, with benefits increasing up to about 7,500 steps—after which the impact plateaued, suggesting more steps aren’t always significantly better.
- More recently a 2022 study (Liu et al.) found a similar leveling off of benefits at 7,500. In this meta analysis, researchers found that those who walk 4,000 steps lower their risk by 37%, 6388 lowers by 60%, and 10k has a 75% lower risk. If you graph this, the steepest reduced risk happens around the 7500 mark.
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