"Up the ante". Taking little steps “to up the ante is probably the most important recommendation I can make with walking,” he said.

 Taking little steps “to up the ante is probably the most important recommendation I can make with walking,” he said.

他說：“循序漸進地增加運動量可能是我在步行方面能給出的最重要的建議。”

"Up the ante" means to increase the stakes, risks, or demands in a situation to achieve a greater result, drawing from poker where players increase their bet (the ante) for a larger potential reward. It signifies making something more challenging, competitive, or consequential, whether in business, negotiations, or personal contests, by raising the potential rewards or losses. 

Key Meanings:

• Increase Risk/Stakes: To make a situation more intense or costly.
• Raise Demands: To ask for or offer more in a negotiation or challenge.
• Boost Competitiveness: To respond to a competitor's move by offering something better or more significant. 

Examples:

• In Business: "The rival company launched a new feature, so we need to up the ante with a more advanced product."
• In Negotiation: "The government upped the ante by refusing to talk until the ceasefire was in place."
• In Challenges: "Whenever they met their fitness goal, they upped the ante by adding more intense workouts."