Development of training-type walking and the application to health promotion also for aged

促进健康的运动以“健美操”一词为象征，直到20世纪末主要以慢跑的形式流行起来。进入新世纪以来，老年人和低健康人群对步行运动的兴趣日益浓厚。在这项研究中，可以开发更有效的步行方式来促进健康，例如，像走路时强调臀部肌肉的压力。并分析了北欧步行对预防跌倒的作用。

Exercise to promote health was symbolized with term of "Aerobics" and was popularized mainly in a form of jogging up to the end of twentieth century. In the new century, walking was interested and performed by aged and low-healthy people practically. In this study, more effective form of walking to the health promotion could be developed, for example, as like as walking with emphasized stress on hip muscles. Effects of Nordic Walking to prevent falling down was analyzed also.