10,000 steps a day is recommended for most days, however there are other exercises that can bring this number down. If you are riding a bike for 30 minutes your steps can be reduced by up to 5000 steps.Cardio classes such as Zumba or kickboxing can also make you exempt from about 5000 steps. Swimming laps is a high calorie burn exercise that you can do for one hour and eliminate up to 7000 of those 10,000 steps.owever, your personal health, wellness, and fitness goals should play a factor in determining how many steps you strive for each day. For example, youth and adolescents should strive for a minimum of one hour of physical activity per day and oftentimes easily exceed 10,000 steps.