What is Japanese Walking?
Concretely, it is a special walking technique, which trains cardio. The principle: for three minutes, you will walk as quickly as possible (aim for around 70% of your maximum capacity). Then, for another three minutes, you will slowly slow down the pace to recover (40% of your capacity). Simply repeat the cycle five times, and that’s it!
A beneficial method for your health
When walking briskly, the heart rate increases accordingly and blood flow to the muscles intensifies. While walking more calmly, heart palpitations return to their usual rhythm and breathing stabilizes. It is the fact of alternating which is good for health, because it allows better management of breathing and a strengthening of cardiovascular fitness.
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A Japanese study even compared several types of walkers and it turned out that fans of “Japanese Walking” notably had more strength in the thighs and knees, as well as better systolic blood pressure values.
But that’s not all, it is common to start a sporting activity, then abandon it due to fatigue or lack of time, another virtue of this tip is that it is simple and does not take too much time. Indeed, most of its followers manage to stick with it for a long time and fully benefit from its results.
So, what are you waiting for to get started?
