Comments on: Radio Calisthenics: Keeping Fit and Keeping in Line the Japanese Way

By: badhaikuman

badhaikuman — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:32:00 +0000

Lived and worked in Japan for four years. Did it twice a day in the office. Felt good, and I felt healthier. Recently, with my boss’s approval, I began inviting coworkers at my job here in the U.S. to do it with me at 3pm every day. About half of my 14 person office joins in. Some say they’re getting more flexible and more energy. Others complain that I’m trying to start a cult. Some Americans dislike any kind of group behavior that doesn’t involve guns, drugs or lottery tickets.

By: xtong

xtong — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Indonesia also have the exact same phenomenon; I wonder if Japan’s occupation here has anything to do with it..

By: fee_fi_Fiona

fee_fi_Fiona — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:53:00 +0000

Hm, I’ve never heard of this movie before! I must remember to check it out ^_^

By: Masayuki Note

Masayuki Note — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Jame Dean’s “East of Eden” has a scene that some men exercise with the piano music. When I saw the scene, I thought that it was just like our “radio Calisthenic”. The story is in and around the World War 1.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:25:00 +0000

This brought me back. When I was working in Japan my company played an exercise recording five minutes before lunch ended every day.

By: rick

rick — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:47:00 +0000

I think my first exposure to this was in Norwegian Wood…. although it may have been in Battle Royale as another commentor suggested