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Japanese Walking: The Low-Impact Fitness Trend Taking Over

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Source: The Times
Japanese Walking: The Low-Impact Fitness Trend Taking Over
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Japanese walking, a new fitness trend involving interval-style bursts of fast and slow walking, was developed to help elderly people gain health benefits similar to high-intensity interval training. Research shows it can aid weight loss, lower blood pressure, and improve muscle strength and aerobic capacity, making it a more approachable form of high-intensity exercise especially for older adults or those recovering from injuries.

Topics:healthhealth-and-fitness#elderly-fitness#health-and-fitness#health-benefits#high-intensity-interval-training#interval-walking#japanese-walking
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