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

564 points by PopularBroccoli 23 hours ago on reddit | 26 comments

AsparagusTamer | 19 hours ago

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

FullofLovingSpite | 19 hours 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.

drrhrrdrr | 16 hours ago

Akoochemoya, we are far from the bones of our ancestors

Shootemout | 14 hours ago

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

Pluto-Based-Alien | 10 hours ago

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

Mmortt | 16 hours ago

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

Unknown-Comic4894 | 16 hours ago

Kintsugooning - the Japanese art of masturbating with gold.

ylogssoylent | 11 hours ago

Walking: 😴
Walking, Japan: 😍

Scoobydoomed | 22 hours ago

3 minutes fast then 3 minutes slow, repeat.

It's basically HIIT for walking.

diablosinmusica | 21 hours ago

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

ladder_of_cheese | 14 hours ago

No need to NIIT pick

Famous-Example-8332 | 10 hours ago

Chef’s kiss🤌

suboptimus_maximus | 15 hours ago

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

chumbawumbaprinciple | 20 hours ago

Good strategy for other activities too.

BrooklynLivesMatter | 21 hours 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

Ok-Act9781 | 21 hours 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!

NSawsome | 16 hours ago

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

High-Steak | 19 hours ago

*Pixelated porn never took off outside of Japan

Silverfoxman | 17 hours ago

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

TwoFlower68 | 33 minutes ago

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

Pluto-Based-Alien | 10 hours 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.

[OP] PopularBroccoli | 5 hours ago

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

demonotreme | 10 hours ago

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

goldboybronx | 8 hours ago

Thing, Japan

L0stActivity | 8 hours ago

So basically walking.... got it.

drewmills | 17 hours 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?