Exercising to music has a long history. In Japan, people have been doing radio exercises for almost 100 years. These days, many people exercise by themselves, and they listen to the music they like on their smartphones. When I went to a park last week early in the morning, I saw a large group of senior citizens exercising. They were moving very slowly, so I think they were doing Tai Chi, or “Taikyokuken” in Japanese. Then I heard the music. They were doing Tai Chi to Enka! I was surprised at first, but then I realized that this was the right kind of music for them. It was slow, and it was music that they knew.   (116 words)

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