Walking 10,000 steps per day may help you achieve your weight loss goals, but it's not a guarantee. Erik Isakson/Getty Images The idea of walking 10,000 steps a day, around 5 miles on average, is a ...

Snow shoveling may not be everyone’s favorite activity, especially when you wake up to find your home’s driveway covered. However, the winter task could be an intensive workout that burns calories.

You may have a pretty good idea of how much you should be eating per day. Or you might not have a clue and simply tuck into whatever you fancy. But understanding how calories – a unit of energy – ...