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Japan is often reported as having longest life expectancy. Japanese people live to be average of above 84 years old. Many people say this is because of country's healthy diet. Another reason could be how people walk. Japanese people walk lot. This has started new fitness trend on TikTok, called "Japanese Walking". It involves walking quickly for three minutes and then slowing down for three minutes. Walkers repeat this pattern five times. Health experts say Japanese walking is good for posture, blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, and reducing stress. It has also been linked to lower risk of dementia. Doctors also say it can help people live longer.

Japanese people might not know about term "Japanese Walking". To them, it is just walking. Researchers at Shinshu University in Matsumoto, Japan came up with name in 2007. They conducted study on high- and low-intensity walking. recent worldwide popularity of walking method is due to videos made by Eugene Teo, an Australian fitness coach and social media content creator. He wanted people to follow simple exercise routine that had easy-to-remember name. His videos have had 10 million views on TikTok and 17 million views on YouTube. He said he wanted "to make fitness advice and scientific jargon lot more accessible".