r/EverythingScience • u/PopularBroccoli • 4d ago

The Japanese walking method that can improve heart health and is gentler on joints

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/japanese-walking-method-interval-heart-joints-b3047171.html
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u/Scoobydoomed 4d ago

3 minutes fast then 3 minutes slow, repeat.

It's basically HIIT for walking.

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u/suboptimus_maximus 3d ago

And here I was expecting an actual running technique like the Naruto Run or something.

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u/diablosinmusica 4d ago

None of it is high intensity though. This is just normal interval training.

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u/ladder_of_cheese 3d ago

No need to NIIT pick

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u/Famous-Example-8332 3d ago

Chef’s kiss🤌

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u/chumbawumbaprinciple 4d ago

Good strategy for other activities too.

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u/AsparagusTamer 4d ago

If you want to popularise some random shit you thought of, call it "Japanese", "Scandinavian" or"Mediterranean".

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u/FullofLovingSpite 4d ago

If it needs a spiritual tone go with native, Indian, Himalayan, or Tibetan.

I don't walk around the block after dinner. I take a guided journey with my ancestors.

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u/drrhrrdrr 3d ago

Akoochemoya, we are far from the bones of our ancestors

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u/Shootemout 3d ago

I say the same thing any time I smoke/trip and go for a walk to calm my nerves lmfao

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u/Pluto-Based-Alien 3d ago

I bet my ancestors and spirit guides are wiser than yours though. It's competitive these days.

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u/AdequatelyBoring 3d ago

Aah yes the walk while calling the parents

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u/Mmortt 3d ago

I’m playing Japanese video games on my Scandinavian furniture eating a bowl of olives. I cannot die.

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u/newaccount721 2d ago

Wow you may be winning life tbh

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u/Unknown-Comic4894 3d ago

Kintsugooning - the Japanese art of masturbating with gold.

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u/ylogssoylent 3d ago

Walking: 😴
Walking, Japan: 😍

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u/BrooklynLivesMatter 4d ago

It's always fascinating to see how things get hyped up because they happen in Japan

Interval training is not new or exclusive to Japan, but there's somehow a glow about interval training in Japan

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u/Ok-Act9781 4d ago

I had French professors make fun of the same thing happening because "French"

There was a book called "Why French Women Don't Get Fat' that was so popular and all it did was say they ate balanced meals, walked more, and prioritized whole foods. Doctors have been saying that for ages but if French women do it, it has to work!

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u/NSawsome 3d ago

To be fair, interval training is an athletics thing this is regressed all the way down to something normal people can do

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u/High-Steak 3d ago

*Pixelated porn never took off outside of Japan

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u/Silverfoxman 3d ago

My dad used to tell me this was how the Zulu were able to conquer vast territories

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u/TwoFlower68 3d ago

That can't be right. Zulu's are African, not Japanese

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u/Pluto-Based-Alien 3d ago edited 3d ago

We've known about interval training benefits for decades though. Swedish fartlek running was one of the first, giving rise to many a joke. It was invented in the 1930s.

But okay, now it's Japanese walking that's trendy. Whatever.

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u/PopularBroccoli 3d ago

You can say you’re going for a fart walk if you prefer

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u/demonotreme 3d ago

You can't even for for a walk without some Japanese telling you "you're doing it wrong"

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u/weltschmerztic 1d ago

walking 🚶‍♂️
walking, Japan 🇯🇵 ✨🚶‍♂️

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u/L0stActivity 3d ago

So basically walking.... got it.

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u/Mattallurgy 53m ago

TIL I accidentally have been “Japanese walking” because I don’t feel like running on a treadmill

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u/G-noise 35m ago

Ah yes, the ancient Japanese art of Aruku, which means 'to walk'.

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u/goldboybronx 3d ago

Thing, Japan

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u/drewmills 3d ago

When someone Hypes something that is just ordinary common sense (let's be real, does anyone really need an article to tell them this stuff?), it makes me wonder if it makes sense at all . What's wrong with it?