Health, wellness & lifestyle podcast for English-speaking residents of Tokyo. Host Sam Gilbert, co-founder of Club 360, speaks to a wide-range of guests within the Tokyo foreign community, with the goal of helping you lead a healthy and enjoyable life in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world.
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Health, wellness & lifestyle podcast for English-speaking residents of Tokyo. Host Sam Gilbert, co-founder of Club 360, speaks to a wide-range of guests within the Tokyo foreign community, with the goal of helping you lead a healthy and enjoyable life in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world.
On this episode I discuss "shippu" or topical pain relief patches, which are particularly popular here in Japan. What are they, and do they actually work?
Anyone who has attended an undokai or sports festival here in Japan will know that it is very different to those in other countries. On today's health snippet we discuss the ins and outs of the undokai.
This topic is a sensitive and serious one. The "salaryman" culture in Japan has a negative reputation, and for good reason. The fact that there is a specific term in the Japanese language for death by overwork is evidence that this is a serious problem.
Listen to learn more.
One of the many things that both tourists and those living in Japan enjoy about the country is the famous hot springs. On this episode I talk about some of the health benefits that onsen offer.
On this episode I discuss how the goal of hitting 10,000 steps per day originated in Japan, and the practicalities and health implications of increasing our walking volume.
On this episode I briefly cover a couple of basic rehab concepts - the minimal effective dose of exercise, and why no exercise should be considered compulsory.
Emmy Suzuki Harris is an ICF-accredited and certified parenting coach who works with parents who are struggling to balance their parenting and professional roles. On this episode we discuss the important topic of screen time in children. We talk about how technology is changing so many aspects of childhood, the challenges that parents face in promoting a healthy usage of devices, and offers strategies for decreasing the potential harms.
You may have seen people in parks and even workplaces performing group exercise together in the morning. On this episode I talk about the history of this practice
On this episode Sam chats to Jeff Muromatsu about how his personal health journey lead to the creation of Tokyo Juice, and his mission of improving the health of others through his products.
On this episode I talk about the TELL Tokyo Tower Climb, a fantastic event to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
Club 360 will be entering a team in this year's event on May 24th so if you're interested in participating get in touch!!
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Health, wellness & lifestyle podcast for English-speaking residents of Tokyo. Host Sam Gilbert, co-founder of Club 360, speaks to a wide-range of guests within the Tokyo foreign community, with the goal of helping you lead a healthy and enjoyable life in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world.
