Have you heard of the trending "slow jogging"? It's a diet exercise suitable for the elderly and obese!

"Slow jogging," which originated in Japan, is also gaining popularity in Korea. It was featured on KBS's "Secrets of Birth, Aging, Illness, and Death" on the 30th of last month. Neurosurgeon Koichiro Matsukado (61), who leads the slow jogging group at Fukuoka's Ohori Park, revealed in an interview with KBS, "I used to weigh close to 100kg, but after starting slow jogging, I lost 30kg." So how can you do it?

Slow jogging is a running method developed in 2009 by the late Hiroaki Tanaka, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Sports Science at Fukuoka University. It involves running at a pace just before transitioning from walking to running. The average speed is 6-7 km/h, but those with weaker bodies can run slower. Land on the ball of your foot instead of your heel, and run with a brisk pace, taking as narrow a stride as possible. Landing on the ball of your foot reduces your weight load by one-third compared to landing on your heel. Regardless of your speed, just run gently enough to prevent your blood lactate levels from rising. Because it's easy on the body, it's considered a suitable exercise for the elderly.

Running burns about twice as much energy as walking, even at the same speed. Therefore, slow jogging can help reduce body fat and maintain physical performance. This is confirmed in a paper by a research team at the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at Fukuoka University in Japan. The team tested the effects of slow jogging on 81 elderly people with an average age of 70.8. Participants performed 90 sets of one minute of slow jogging followed by one minute of walking, every week for 12 weeks. They were instructed to run at an intensity that did not increase lactic acid levels. The results showed that consistent slow jogging reduced subcutaneous fat and muscle fat, and improved the ability to stand from a sitting position. The research team stated in the paper, "Elderly people with low skeletal muscle mass who completed a 12-week slow jogging program showed improvements in aerobic exercise capacity, muscle function, and muscle composition."

Even if you're not elderly, if you're obese, it's a good idea to start with slow jogging. Excessive weight puts a lot of stress on your knees when you run, which can put a strain on your joints and cartilage. Obesity

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Slow jogging?

I'd rather run faster than

I think I can do slow well

I guess I'll have to try taking 3 steps per second.