Reaching 200,000 members and notching up its 100 billionth step, the 10,000 Steps online community has come along in leaps and bounds.

The milestone year has also seen the program secure its 11th year of State Government funding.

Lead researcher Dr Mitch Duncan says the milestones are a good sign for the future of the program.

For more information about the 10,000 Steps program visit: www.10000steps.org.au

"Reaching these sorts of milestones is evidence of not only the popularity of 10,000 Steps with the public, but also the project's ability to continue to grow over time. What originally started as a Rockhampton-based project now attracts members from all over Australia and internationally," he said.

"10,000 Steps will continue to promote physical activity to individuals as we have done for over a decade.

"We will also be increasing our work with employers to increase the physical activity levels of their workers. Being active in the workplace, regardless of occupation, is vital to employee health, well-being and productivity.

"We want to include individuals who may not have the opportunity to participate in regular physical activity."

With the modern conveniences of computers and machinery, our workforce is becoming more sedentary.

"Therefore, more focus needs to be given to being active to maintain our health," Dr Duncan says.

"Activity in the workplace not only benefits the individual health of employees, but leads to increased productivity, job satisfaction and staff morale, and can result in decreased organisational costs from absenteeism, presenteeism and workers' compensation claims."

The 10,000 Steps program aims to increase the day-to-day activity of Australians by encouraging members to count the number of 'incidental' steps they perform each day using pedometers.

The program is supported by a free physical activity website, www.10000steps.org.au  where individuals, workplaces and community groups can view physical activity information, register for their own personal step log to record their physical activity, and access workplace or community resources to promote being active.

In the next 12 months, the 10,000 Steps project is focusing on its Workplace program and resources and aims to get more Queensland workplaces stepping out. More resources specific to workplaces and the 10,000 Steps Challenge for Workplaces are being developed and further support is available for Queensland workplaces implementing the program.

The program will also be evaluating the effect the 10,000 Steps Workplaces program has on workers' physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour.