What is the foremost sentiment that gets evoked from the above image ? If you said ' healthy and toned, tight muscles and sexy body', then you are totally right. Japanese ladies are taking to the streets of Tokyo like spirits possessed. As they say, the quickest way to beauty is to sweat.
Call it the latest fad or the new in thing, Japanese women are thinking about health and fashion in the same breath. They are wearing their sporty best and running or jogging like never before. For them the reality is so clear that they can touch it.
While there is a sense of true empowerment gained by strenuous workouts, these women don't forget to accessorize their activities with femininely attractive sports paraphernalia. "Because sporty is sexy!" declares Anan ,Tokyo's most influential women's magazine. A headline screams "Women who sweat are beautiful from the very core of their beings."
They take to the streets in groups of 10 or more; they're members of corporate marathon clubs that meet before or after office hours to run and foster female camaraderie. A good number of these teams can be seen running the 5-kilometer, or 3-mile, route around the Imperial Palace, clad in snazzy marathon gear from Danskin or New Balance, the brands of choice for the female runner who is in it less for athletic glory than as a means to stay healthy, pretty and sane in stress-filled Tokyo.
Yes. Pretty, toned and sexy like our lady below.
Where are my running shoes ? I gotta run.
Forrest Gump would be mighty pleased.
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