"One, two, three, four, ..." that is the1 for six people facing a cold, dark morning at Kamezuka park in Tokyo to bend, stretch, jump, and run on the2. It has become a3 of daily life in Japan since the broadcasts, known as radio calisthenics (广播体操).
The three-minute workout is the4 way to start the day, says Yukihide, a 79-year-old retired businessman who has 5 the routine nearly every day for a decade. "The exercises aren't that6 and afterwards you feel like your body has7 woken up."
Today, as Tokyo prepares to 8 the 2020 Olympics, Japan is hoping to 9 interest in radio calisthenics. Children perform radio calisthenics before school sports days, earning 10 that can be exchanged for stationery (文具). Regular participants 11 a broad range of Japanese society: construction, factory and office workers who are encouraged to12 their desks and start moving at 3pm every weekday.
Studies show that people who exercise this way for just a few minutes a day have improved bone density (密度), 13 risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack, and are generally in better14 shape than other people their age who don't15.
"There is evidence that physically active older adults have16 rates of high blood pressure, compared with more17 adults," the report said.
The Kamezuka park regulars have finished their workout. "It can be 18 going on a dark morning, but for some reason we all keep 19 up," says Maruyama, who has sweated. "And I'd say we're all in pretty good20."
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