Making a foundation for health tourism - mapping of walking courses -

• Project/Area Number: 23614001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Hokkaido University
• Principal Investigator: OOTSUKA Yoshinori 北海道大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (70233187)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
• Keywords: 健康増進 / 森林浴 / 地形療法 / ノルディックウォーキング / ヘルスツーリズム / 歩行コース / マッピング / 代謝量測定 / 酸素消費量 / 健康づくり / 歩行運動コース / マップ作成 / ウォーキング / 酸素摂取量 / 代謝量

Research Abstract

General walking (GW) and Nordic (stock) walking (NW) were performed in a forest environment wearing a portable telemetric gas analysis system (K4b2). NW showed much more energy expenditure than GW. Feeling of pleasantness and arteriosclerosis index improved by repetitive NW. NW is suggested to be beneficial for prevention and amelioration of life style related diseases. We made a lecture concerning those results at the international congress.
We also measured energy expenditure at the walking courses in Ootaki, Jozankei and Hokkaido university areas and made walking maps, which help health promoption activities for residents and vititors.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 森林・温泉などの自然を利用した健康づくり (2013)
  • Author(s): 大塚吉則
  • Journal Title: 温泉科学 Volume: 63 Pages: 265-269
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 健康保養地療法におけるノルディックウォーキングの意義―ウォーキングとの比較― (2013)
  • Author(s): 大塚吉則
  • Organizer: 第78回日本日本温泉気候物理医学会総会・学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 別府
  • Year and Date: 2013-05-25
• [Presentation] THE STATE OF THE ART, HEALTH RESORT MEDICINE IN JAPAN (2012)
  • Author(s): Yoshinori Ohtsuka
  • Organizer: 38th International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology (ISMH) World Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Lanjaron, Granada, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2012-06-22
• [Presentation] Which is better for health promotion activity in a forest, Nordic walking or normal walking ? (2012)
  • Author(s): Ohtsuka Y., Yue L
  • Organizer: 38th ISMH World Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Lanjaron, Granada, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2012-06-22
• [Book] 新版温泉療法温泉と自然が生み出す健康づくり (2012)
  • Author(s): 大塚吉則
  • Total Pages: 184
  • Publisher: CREWS