As part of our effort to understand what lies behind Japanese longevity and fitness, we will profile both regular and outstanding Japanese people and learn what they do to keep themselves fit and healthy. Today we look at a former professional boxer and learn that turning 41 doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Yasuei...
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The online version of Women’s Health Magazine recently published a slide show demonstrating which foods are best to order when eating at a Japanese restaurant. Not surprisingly the writers advise us to steer clear of fried foods (tempura) and anything covered in sugar. I found the suggestions interesting in that they represent what passes...
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Living with someone for nearly two decades you grow tuned to his or her bio patterns. You begin to understand which seasons affect them worst, how many colds they get during the winter months and other idiosyncrasies related to their health. With Mari, it’s always been a challenge for me to know when she...
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The title of this post is actually the title of a book written by Naomi Moriyama with help from her husband William Doyle. The book begins with the premise that Japanese women are on average thin and look younger than their actual age. Naomi credits this to the traditional Japanese diet. She uses her...
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Early last summer, the wife and I spent a few days in Kanazawa City, a mid-sized city located in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa. It’s a coastal city, over-looking the Sea of Japan and is bordered on the east by the majestic Japan Alps. Whenever I visit a new place in Japan, I...
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I’ve just set up a Twitter account for FitLife Japan. If you’d like to receive tweets whenever a new article is posted online, please sign up to follow our Tweets….TWAT! You’ve never used Twitter? Twell, just click here to open a free Twitter account. To register for our Tweets, search for FitLifeJapan. Happy tweeting!
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“Here, try this” said Mari, as she offered me a glass of what looked like liquefied grass. I took a cautious sip. “You don’t like it”, Mari said disappointed. She read my face. “It’s OK, it just takes a little getting used to”, I tried to save face. No success. “Well, start getting used to it” and...
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