The japanese eat so little and walk so much. Don't they get tired?

Question

The japanese eat so little and walk so much. Don't they get tired? What do the japanese do so that they have so much energy and not be hungry?

Answer 1

If you are doing it everyday, you would get used to it. You won't really feel tired. Actually exercise energizes you and walking is a form of exercise.

Answer 2

You American s eat too much and walk too little, if I may say so. When you eat smaller portions you may not always feel full at the end of the meal, but that's because there is a time rag of 15 minutes or so before your brain feels that you have eaten enough. By the time we walk back to the office from lunch and start the afternoon work, we feel fine.

As for walking, it's the easiest and the least expensive form of exercise, which can only do you good. Besides, in a densely populated Japanese cities, pretty much everything is within a walking distance. Its often easier and quicker to walk from one place to another than get the car out and drive, and waliking 5-10 mins at a time is not tiring even if you do it several times a day.

Answer 3

Actually, Japanese don't eat that little, but their diet is probably a lot healthier in that there are fewer fattening foods, especially more seafood and fewer dairy products. Also they get more exercise. When I was in Japan I never walked much more than I do here, in any city they have excellent public transportation.

Answer 4

I was intrigued by your question, so I asked my friends from Japan. ALL OF THEM said that they gained weight when they came to the US. (Favorites are chocolate chip cookies and our pizza.) The diet is Japan is high in protein, rice and green tea- all energy-giving components without high calories. One woman also said, "We have smaller stomachs." This may be true because the portions that they actually eat in Japan are smaller than what the average American restaurant serves. One of my Japanese friends worked for TGI Fridays in Japan and said that people were absolutely astonished when they saw how much food was served in a portion- the same as the US, but seemingly gigantic in Japan.

Also, about the tired thing- my Japanese friends have a little secret that they won't let me in on. They can fall asleep almost anywhere... on a bus, train, subway, in class, on a plane, etc. They told me that Japanese people often fall asleep on trains and might miss their stop. I have yet to cultivate this useful skill.

They also told me that we use our cars too much in a case where a Japanese person might just walk or use a bicycle to not waste the gasoline.

Hope this helps... drink that Miso soup...
Ken

Answer 5

When I lived in Japan I ate less and walked more than I did in the US. It didn't make me tired, but it did make me lose weight!

Most Americans eat way, way more than they need to give them enough energy for the day. Consuming a more modest amount of calories, like the Japanese and people in many other countries do, is healthy. It's true that portions in Japanese restaurants are smaller than in America (even hamburgers are smaller), but I never left a Japanese restaurant feeling hungry. The Japanese certainly are not underfed.

Answer 6

Hahaha... I guess thats why Japanese are tiny compared to Americans who eat so much and walk so little, the result, BIG PEOPLE. I work in an American company and most of my American colleagues are out of shape. Be it white/black/latino folks, they are all out of shape. Come to think of it, James & Bob are the only 2 healthy looking guys among the whole bunch(Americans).

Most Japanese are like Japanese cars, they can go a long long way with just a tank of fuel.

Answer 7

Eating less and walking more actually makes me feel refreshed and a lot better, I dont live in Japan anymore although I was born and raised a good half of my life there, I think its just in America your portions are bigger so you are used to that, im not being racist its just true.. also drinking a lot of tea and water keeps the energy from going away.. I love walking!

Answer 8

There are lots of very filling typical Japanese meals-ramen+gyoza, okonomiyake, nabe, rice omelette, tonkatsu, curry rice, hamburger+rice, sukiyaki/shabu shabu, etc.

Answer 9

Healthier eating habits. If you eat the right food, you don't crave crappy food as much, and your body acts in a healthy way.

If you eat Miracle Whip, Wonderbread, marshmallows, hotdogs, and Cheez Whiz, your body wants more crap and gives you a hard time in the meantime.

Japanese are smart, eh?

Answer 10

They eat so little but they eat many times a day I notice. They drink a lot of tea, sake and beer too. Hmm also not forgetting rice and noodles, maybe that all these fill them up easily and give them energy.