Let's be aware of the stride width | 【HODO HOKO】

"Walking" is one of the aerobic exercises that can be easily started regardless of age or exercise experience, and the effects can be obtained vary. It is said that the effect of preventing dementia can be expected by expanding the normal stride by adding "stride awareness" to daily "walking". .

It is said that the stride width gradually narrows due to the weakening of muscle strength as aging. A survey of more than 1,000 residents aged 65 and over on "changes in stride width and cognitive function" shows that the risk of developing dementia is more than three times higher than that of a group with "wide stride width". ※¹

"Normal step width plus 10cm" Walking
It is recommended that you walk 10 minutes longer than usual, do muscle training, or walk a 10cm stride width.
First of all, since the stride width is increased by 10 cm, let's enjoy the idea of incorporating "+10 (plus ten)" into your life.

"HODO HOKO" is a peddal mat designed with the uniqueness of Hodogaya Ward.
Knowing your stride width and experiencing the stride width for each average height will help you raise your awareness of walking in the future.

¥ By all means, if you see it at an event in the city, please try it.

※1 Masaru Taniguchi. Stride width and dementia. Doctor Salon, 2020; 64:877–
※2 Old names, etc. Walking speed, stride width, walking rate, and walking pattern of elderly people. Journal of the Japan Society of Physical Therapists. 1994; 21(2): 417
※³Yu Taniguchi, et al. Journal of Gerontology 2012.