Bernard O’Shea: Five things I’ve learned about the Japanese walking technique

Forget 10,000 steps — the Japanese have a technique that doubles your results in half the time.
Bernard O’Shea: Five things I’ve learned about the Japanese walking technique

The Japanese developed a method to double the benefits in half the time. The formula? Three minutes of strolling, three minutes of walking like you’re late for a flight, repeated five times.

1. Walking is apparently the new wonder drug

If walking were a pill, according to the very enthusiastic YouTube man I watched, it would be “the most impactful pill we’ve ever had”. 

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