Technology helps you step into healthier lifestyle and benefit society

Spring, and its sense of rejuvenation, has arrived. Time again for the outdoors, walking or more robust exercise, as people abandon their winter hibernation.

Walking certainly seems to be growing in popularity. Chinese people walked, on average, 6,303 steps per day over the past year, according to one report by internet company Tencent. The number of steps has risen for three consecutive years since 2016, and marks the first time that the average exceeded 6,000 steps per day, an indicator of its benefit and appeal, the report said.

Since the dawn of smartphones, technology has made it easier to count the steps.