日本负责“步行健身”讲座的东洋英和女学院教授宫下充正指出,普通的步行和健身步行不同,只是慢步的话几乎完全不使用肌肉,其效果极小。要增进健康,走路步伐必须比平常大、速度较快且持续时间较长些。宫下教授建议要达到步行健身的目的每分钟步行90至120米的速度,一天步行40到5 Miyashita Fushimi, a professor at Toyo Young Womens’ School in Japan who is in charge of “walking fitness” lectures, points out that ordinary walking and walking are not the same as walking slowly and practically without using muscles, and the effect is extremely small. To improve health, the pace of walking must be greater than usual, faster and longer duration. Professor Miyamizu recommended walking fitness to achieve the purpose of walking 90 to 120 meters per minute speed, walking 40 to a day 5