Japanese influencers have taken to promoting a “new” type of walking that they argue, based on science, is more productive than simply taking 10,000 steps a day.
Known on the net as “Japanese walking” and officially as interval walking training or IWT, this style of walking doesn’t debunk the 10,000 step program, the influencers say. But it does outperform it.
The way it works, according to Japanese TikTok influencer Coach Eugene Teo, is by walking slowly for three minutes, quickly for three minutes, and repeating this process for 30 minutes. Repeat the exercise itself four or more times per week.
@coacheugeneteoWalking 10,000 steps… But better 😯 I know I can’t be the only one who looks at my step count at the end of
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