"Walking is man's best medicine," Hippocrates once said. Or, as we like to say these days, "sitting is the new smoking." Whatever delightfully moralistic statement of the day you prefer, the bottom line is that we need to move more. This fact has been emphasised more than ever before as a result of the endless covid waves and lockdowns that we have experienced over the last few years.

In a bid to get in my daily steps in the confines of my apartment, I have become an avid pacer. On average, I was achieving approximately 2,000 steps each day--my smartphone decided that was I was a disappointing underachiever. It now reminds me to get up and move to get in my daily steps. As I endlessly paced around the house, probably on the 16th lap of my living room, I stopped dead in my tracks. Was it even necessary to get to 10,000 steps to feel healthy and motivated and keep the extra pounds at bay? If I don't get to the bottom of this fast, my poor apartment carpets will be threadbare in a week.