Suginami City enacted the Suginami City Health Promotion Ordinance in July 2014 with the aim of achieving a long-lived, healthy community where all residents could make use of connections with society and remain healthy and energetic throughout their lives.
In order to achieve the goal of “increasing the number of steps in daily life” under the provisions of the ordinance, the city is striving to improve health with resident participation by creating a walking map, making use of an app, and holding health seminars and walking events, for example.
| Using an App to Make “Walking” a Habit Enjoyably | |
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Created a walking map from FY2016 with the aim of getting people who did not really have a regular habit of exercising to gradually form the habit of exercising by starting with lighter exercise, like walking, and preventing lifestyle diseases and improving lifestyle, among other aims. The walking map is distributed at the Suginami Public Health Center and other health centers, and is also distributed at events relating to lifestyle disease prevention, etc., to make it widely known among residents. Further, to help people living and working in the city (particularly those in age groups where lack of exercise is concerning (30 to 74)) form the habit of enjoying walking, the city is making use of an app containing information from the walking map and is encouraging a wide range of ages to make walking a habit. ●Walking Map
Created two maps
・Ogikubo South Course (1 course in total *Includes short course and long course) ・Takaido Course (2 courses in total: Strolling course from Takaido via Teramachi, strolling course from Takaido via the park) 
（URL for publication page） Suginami City website・City walking information (publication of walking map) * Publishes several walking maps, as well as these courses. https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/kenko/undo/1073212.html ▼QR code for the website 
●Suginami Walking
・Project using the walking app “aruku&”
・Can count steps, as well as providing information from the walking map, and also shows resident rankings by number of steps, etc. 
（URL for publication page） Suginami City website・Walking with the app https://www.city.suginami.tokyo.jp/kenko/undo/1073334.html ▼QR code for the website 
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| Creating a Video Introducing the Walking Map | |
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Created the video “Walking to Create a Healthy Lifestyle (Ogikubo Edition): Let’s Prevent Diabetes” to introduce exercises effective in preventing diabetes, the correct way to walk, and walking courses around Ogikubo and published it on Suginami City’s YouTube channel, Suginami Health Channel. ■Key points in the video
・About 15-minute video in which the Suginami Health Leader presents scenic spots on each course
・Video shows the actual atmosphere of the walking courses and inspires people watching to actually try walking them ・Introduces effects and methods of walking, key points on how to walk, how to put on shoes correctly, and warming up ・Presented by a certified diabetes educator and created with the cooperation of the Suginami Health Leader* *What is a Suginami Health Leader? A resident who has taken the Health Leader Seminar and registered as a health leader with the city. They are independently active, with support from the city （See here for the video） https://youtu.be/H3hJMszPGKg |
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| Holding Health Seminars and Walking Events | |
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Held health seminars and walking events for people living and working in Suginami. Aim to have participants understand that walking is an easy type of exercise to start, even during COVID-19, and to have them form a habit of walking by enjoying walking using the step counting app, etc. while learning about safe walking methods. ■Results for FY2022 “Nutrition and Walking Seminar: Walking to Feel Great!!”①Monday, September 26, 2022, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Participants: 16 ②Friday, September 30, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants: 16 “Healthy Exercise Class for Women” Course A: “Pelvic Approach Edition” (2 days): Say Goodbye to Sticking-Out Tummies ①Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants: 30 ②Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants: 25 Course B: “How to Walk Edition (2 days)”: Look Ten Years Younger with a Beautiful Stance ①Thursday, October 6, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants: 20 ②Thursday, October 20, 2022, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants: 19 “Water Walking Class” (3 days) ①Monday, October 17, 2022, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Participants: 21 ②Monday, October 24, 2022, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Participants: 18 ③Monday, October 31, 2022, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Participants: 18 |
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Health Seminars and Walking Events