Staying fit

Many people around the world make resolutions at the beginning of the year. It isn’t a popular custom in Japan, but some people do it, as it is a time to restart and focus on improvements.

Getting in shape or improving one’s physical fitness is probably the second most popular New Years resolution, after dieting of course.

I’ve noticed time and time again while visiting parks with my son that there is often one to three pieces of adult exercise equipment at many parks. They include pull up bars, abdominal twisting machines, and so many other simple exercise equipment.

While I have seen similar equipment at a couple parks in the US, I’ve never seen them used by adults there. But in Japan, I see them used by adults a lot. It’s nice to know the money spent putting in the equipment wasn’t wasted. Maybe at some point someone will catch me using these machines. Maybe. We’ll see.