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Radio calisthenics still common?
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2016/4/1 13:12
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Hi,
I watched a program on Radio calisthenics on NHK World some years ago and are typically doing this warm up every morning ever since, feeling much more warmed up and relieved, which feels good when the mornings are cold as it is now.
I was thinking however, how common is the use of Radio calisthenics today in Japan with it's apparently changing ? Is it only performed at work or among retired people? Or does schools also perform it regularly?
I have never seen any "live performance" so to say while in Japan. Might haveb een in the wrong place but still curious.
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by Johnny (guest)
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2016/4/1 14:33
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I've seen it around, but mostly with companies. I pass a fire station early on my way to work some Saturdays, and see them doing it pretty often. The schools in my area don't do any, though.
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by scarreddragon
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2016/4/1 18:41
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Just curious but what do you work with? You do not do any exercise at your work?
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by Johnny (guest)
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2016/4/1 21:01
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I worked at JHS and ES for about 6 years, and now I do freelance writing and part-time teaching. At my schools the kids got plenty of exercise during recess and their P.E. periods, and for the JHS kids they also often had club sports before and/or after school. For the teachers, many of them taught sports and so also kept in shape that way, but were not required to do anything specifically. We never had school-wide calisthenics at all, except for special sports days once a year. I believe it is more common with large or middle-sized companies, neither of which I've ever worked for here in Japan. Maybe someone else who has will chime in.
Now, I get some walking exercise, but its up to me how much I do on my own. And since I'm not a fan, "not really" would be the answer to your second question!
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by scarreddragon
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2016/4/1 21:49
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I recall my childhood days to hear about Radio calisthenics.
We usually assembled at the precinct of a shrine nearby in the early morning, and played Radio calisthenics during summer holiday.
Even now NHK Radio has Radio calisthenics program which they travel all over Japan with playing Radio calisthenics at some places in the early morning in summer.
We can also see workers playing Radio calisthenics before starting work at some construction sites or factories.
I am also playing Radio calisthenics with watching NHK TV program in the morning before going to work every day.
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by Hirohiroboy
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2016/4/1 23:05
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Which time is the NHK broadcast by the way? Just curious. I do have the recording on my phone, playing it every morning.
Would be a good idea to make people here at work do these exercises but people are just so lazy.. And I guess it looks kind of queer in some eyes.
There were evening exercises at the post office but as most of us were late teens very few actually did those.
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by Johnny (guest)
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2016/4/2 09:31
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Radio calisthenics program is being broadcasted at 6:30 thru 6:40 on NHK World Radio Japan every morning and also televised on World TV Premium at 6:50 thru 7:00 every morning.
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by Hirohiroboy
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