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'Japanese walking' could help you live longer (7th August 2025) Japan is often reported as having the longest life expectancy. Japanese people live to be an average of above 84 years old. Many people say this is because of the country's healthy diet. Another reason could be how people walk. Japanese people walk a lot. This has started a 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 a lower risk of dementia. Doctors also say it can help people live longer. Japanese people might not know about the term "Japanese Walking". To them, it is just walking. Researchers at Shinshu University in Matsumoto, Japan came up with the name in 2007. They conducted a study on high- and low-intensity walking. The recent worldwide popularity of the walking method is due to videos made by Eugene Teo, an Australian fitness coach and social media content creator. He wanted people to follow a simple exercise routine that had an 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 a lot more accessible". 1. Vocabulary Matching Paragraph 1 1. life expectancy a. A sickness that makes people forget things and think less clearly. 2. fitness b. Something that becomes very popular or common for a time. 3. trend (noun) c. People who know everything about something. 4. involve d. How long a person is expected to live. 5. experts e. The way you position your body when standing or sitting. 6. posture f. How healthy and strong your body is. 7. dementia g. Be a part of something or include something. Paragraph 2 8. term (noun) h. A way of doing something. 9. conducted i. Because of something. 10. intensity j. Special words used by a group that are hard for others to understand. 11. method k. Done or carried out (for example, a test or study). 12. due to l. Something you do the same way regularly. 13. routine (noun) m. How strong or hard something is. 14. jargon n. A word or name used for something. 【答案】 2. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if “1-8” below are true (T) or false (F). 1. Japan now has the world's longest life expectancy for men and women.   T / F 2. Both men and women in Japan live to be 84 years old.     T / F 3. Japanese walking means walking quickly for 10 minutes non-stop.     T / F 4. Health experts say Japanese walking is good for blood pressure.     T / F 5. Japanese people might not know the term "Japanese walking".     T / F 6. The term "Japanese Walking" is over 200 years old.     T / F 7. A "Japanese Walking" video has been viewed 10 million times on TikTok. T / F 8. A fitness coach wants exercise to be full of scientific jargon.     T / F 【答案】 3. SYNONYM MATCH: (The words in bold are from the news article.) 1. 1. diet 2. reason 3. trend 4. lowering 5. risk 6. term 7. came up with 8. simple 9. advice 10. jargon a. thought of b. reducing c. word d. cause e. hints f. technical language g. craze h. chance i. easy j. food 【答案】 4. READING COMPREHENSION: MULTIPLE CHOICE 1) What is the average age that Japanese people live to? a) 92 b) 89 c) 85 d) 84 2) How much does the article say Japanese people walk? a) 3 km b) a lot c) 13 km d) It depends. 3) How many times do people walk slowly with Japanese walking? a) two b) three c) four d) five 4) What might Japanese walking be good at lowering? a) height b) gasoline bills c) blood pressure d) pollution 5) What might "Japanese walking" lead to a lower risk of? a) headaches b) backache c) car crashes d) dementia 6) Who might not know about the term "Japanese walking"? a) joggers b) non-Japanese people c) Japanese people d) children 7) When did the term "Japanese walking" originate? a) 2007 b) 2006 c) 2008 d) 2010 8) Why is "Japanese walking" now so popular worldwide? a) because of Japanese food b) because of Pokémon c) because of videos on social media d) People want to be fit. 9) How many views has a Japanese walking video had on YouTube? a) 10 million b) 17 million c) 13.5 million d) just over 20 million 10) What kind of language did a fitness coach want to be more simple? a) scientific jargon b) technical jargon c) medical jargon d) computer jargon keys： 5. 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