This goal has the following fine print specified by grayson:
Tracking steps as a proxy for being the kind of person who 'moves enough'. Research indicates that even 3k steps a day correlates with reduced mortality, cardiovascular disease, etc. and the correlation continues up to roughly 20k steps, with the rate of reduction decreasing after roughly 8k steps.
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References:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/do-you-really-need-to-walk-10000-steps-to-see-health-benefits (popular)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109723064008?via%3Dihub (the study)
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Rules:
No indoor pacing purely to get steps (ie, no treadmill or walking the living room). Indoor steps must be part of some other activity (eg, cleaning or walking up to my office). Weather is no excuse.