"If you love the idea of going for a run but can't quite gather the motivation, then you should try "Japanese walking," a form of interval training that was first popularized 20 years ago by professors in Japan. Unlike a sweaty jog, this technique involves taking speedy steps to boost your heart rate, followed by a quick break. It also isn't about distance, counting steps, or walking for hours and hours, said Dr. Carrie Lam, an integrative and functional medicine doctor, who posted about the technique on TikTok in August. Instead, it's "a very structured form of interval training," she said, and it's going viral right now for a reason."
"The idea is to walk briskly for three minutes, then slow down and move at a relaxed pace for three minutes, repeating these intervals five times for a total of 30 minutes. People are loving it because you can do it anytime, anywhere, and it's free. "There's no equipment [needed], it's so functional, and it fits naturally into our daily lives," Dr. Lam said. It's also way easier than a lot of other cardio."
Japanese walking is a structured form of interval walking that alternates power-walking paces with recovery paces. The original method was developed by Dr. Hiroshi Nose and Dr. Shizue Maskuki at Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine. The routine calls for three minutes of brisk walking followed by three minutes of relaxed walking, repeated five times for a total of 30 minutes. The approach emphasizes increasing heart rate through short, intense walking intervals rather than covering distance or counting steps. The practice requires no equipment, fits into daily life, and is promoted as easier than many other cardio workouts while gaining popularity on social platforms.
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