This is not just because running has great health benefits. But not everybody has that kind of commitment or schedule to religiously squeeze their running in daily and consistently. Physically, staying on a consistent running schedule, varying intensity and distance, helps mitigate muscle soreness and joint aches. You will be surprised how you can raise your daily steps with just some simple daily tricks and start closing the distance to that 10,000 step goal. The benefits of even casual daily walking are many, but most people don’t realize it because they imagine “exercise” as something that is separate from their daily life.