‘Japanese walking’ trend may be better than 10,000 steps a day — and you only need 30 minutes

Nypost ^ | 06/12/2025 | McKenzie Beard

[ChicagoConservative27]

Can't I just walk like an Egyptian instead? (S)

[bunkerhill7]

But Japanese have shorter legs and smaller feet, so you only need 5000 steps.

[FlingWingFlyer]

An American Working trend can help too.

[Ancesthntr]

“ Can’t I just walk like an Egyptian instead? (S)”
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First, you have to get the permission of the cops in the donut shop. 😂

[Vigilanteman]

The word for the Japanese step counter is literally MANPOKEI which means 10,000 step calculator. Even if you live in urban areas and own a car, it may be used mostly for shopping trips and weekend excursions.

Normal commuting is mostly public transit, which really isn't so bad because their central cities are NOT $#*+holes like ours. In most cases, they are quite pleasant and even fun.

[Bigg Red]

Interval walking — 3 minutes fast and 3 minutes slow

Worth a shot.

[Mmogamer]

I do that everyday at work.

[Farmerbob]

Way-oh, way-oh, ooh-way-oh-way-oh

[Repeal The 17th]

Skip The 10,000 Steps? Japanese Walking Proven More Effective Than Continuous Stroll

06/12/2025 6:05:06 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 38 replies
Study Finds ^ | June 12, 2025 | Sean Pymer, University of Hull

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4323002/posts

[HonkyTonkMan]

Interval training. Been around or decades - it's not some ancient Japanese wisdom.

Many sports call them Indian Runs, Shuttle Runs, Suicide Runs, Ladder Runs, etc.

[JonPreston]

[9YearLurker]

That alternating pace was originally a Scandanavian thing: “fartlek”.

[T.B. Yoits]

With bound feet, 10,000 steps only gets you to the corner and back.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

But Japanese have shorter legs and smaller feet, so you only need 5000 steps.

Simple, tie your shoe laces together.

[BikerJoe]

Yeah, I did 13000 steps on Thursday, but that was getting in yardwork on the one or two dry days we’ve had between weeks of rain.

[mairdie]

Fascinating discussion. Learning something.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Ha

[Bon of Babble]

they’re too busy with work and other obligations to exercise at all.

They won't be busy with work or other obligations when their health starts failing b/c of a lack of exercise.

The Japanese "trend" seems to be interval walking for 30 minutes at least four days a week.

I get this every day when I walk first the small dog, then the big dog.

[jimtorr]

Many sports call them Indian Runs, Shuttle Runs, Suicide Runs, Ladder Runs, etc.

When I was running track and cross country in Oregon in the 1970's, we called it Fartlek. It's a training method in use in Europe since the 1930's.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I prefer to walk like a camel, if I can get enough oatmeal pies.