numbers seem low to me - it is rare I do less than 10,000 steps a day, and that is just between regular living activities and a short morning and evening walk.
Even at 10,000 a day, I consider that a minimum to maintain health. I should probably doing 15,000 a day if I actually want to lose a bit of weight and improve, rather than maintain, my health.
I have no idea how many steps I take in a day. I always lose count at some point.
According to Japan’s National Institute on Longevity, walking up to 8,000 steps a day is good for one’s health, but walking more than 8,000 steps a day is bad for one’s health. Or so my friend in Japan tells me. It is a common theme in medicine that enough of something is good but too much is bad.