Health Fitness Talk Casual Japanese convo with JapanesewithShun YouTube

Hello. Hello everyone. I'm Shun, your Japanese teacher. Today, I invited Shun. I kindly request your cooperation. This time, since there's a request, I'll speak in a casual form. I see. Just like always. You're right. The two of them became friends. A friend, I guess. What's that? A friend, I guess. A friend, you know. So today I'll speak in a casual form. This time's theme is health. Health, you know. Are you feeling healthy? Are you worrying about anything? Not at all. Really? But I'm not sure, maybe he's at the gym. But I try to take care of my health, though I don't do anything particularly special. But "gym" means you're exercising, right? It's already just a hobby, isn't it? Do you do it quite regularly? I go every day on weekdays whenever I can. Every day? Yeah. Five times a week? I try to go about four or five times a week. Because I set aside time on weekends to hang out with friends or meet up with someone. I'd like to go whenever I can during weekdays. That's right. I've recently started doing strength training too—it's actually quite enjoyable. It's been quite recent, you know. I've only just started recently, but it's hard to keep going. That's right. Are there any tips for continuing? Even if you say so now, I'm going to brush my teeth. It's about time, you know? That's right. There's no choice left, you know. Something like it's time, I guess. When I started out, like me, I think it must have felt really unfamiliar at first, almost unpleasant. It wasn't a problem. It wasn't dislike after all. But I didn't mind it, though, right? It happens from time to time, doesn't it? Sometimes I feel like relaxing a little today, and when that happens, I just force myself to go. Going? I used to go when I was feeling really unwell, like I had a severe cold or something. That's a bit... I'll go for now. I don't think that's good advice. That's good advice. Well, I'll just go ahead and do it, thinking I can manage a little more later. Even if it's just a little bit, I thought I'd go, so I'll end up doing it after all. I see. Whether or not to do this is up to your judgment. You're right, aren't you? No, no, no. What do the benefits of strength training and exercising feel like to Shun? The benefits of exercising. Anything? The benefit of exercising, for me, is simply that it feels good. It feels good after exercising, that's why. Even on days when you do nothing, if you do some strength training, it feels like you've accomplished something today. You can feel a sense of fulfillment, as if you've done something meaningful for yourself. Achievement. I feel a sense of accomplishment. It's often said that your mental state becomes more stable, isn't it? Is that really the case? Indeed. After doing strength training, my mind often feels much clearer, and I find it easier to work efficiently. I see. I see, I always end up exhausted when I overdo it. But yes, you're right. My mind stabilizes, though. Worrying about things... or not worrying at all. Completely. That's right. That's why you won't become negative anymore. There's no sad time, is there? When you work out. I don't know why, but that's how it's been lately. But since I started strength training. Then it's all advantages, isn't it? There's nothing but advantages. It might have nothing but advantages. Then, I can eat whatever I like. Indeed. You're getting old, you know, past thirty already. You'll gain weight if you eat whatever you like and don't exercise at all, you'll get fat. So, as long as you exercise, you can eat. You know, it's not good to always eat all sorts of things. That way, I can eat something I like a little. Since I don't gain weight from eating, that's not bad either. You're right. By the way, I have a question about what to eat during exercise. Lately, I've been asking GPT about proteins and supplements. I love you, probably. I'm taking creatine. You know, that's good, right? Do you understand? I see. It's not so much about muscles; it's more about work or feeling mentally clear. It's amazing, isn't it? I just can't feel that kind of thing at all. That's right. But I'm taking it. Creatine? I'm taking it because I was told it's okay. What is often said is that power is easier to generate during strength training. Anyway, I'm not sure if this is correct, but taking creatine makes your body absorb water, so you look more defined. Water has entered the muscles. That's what they say, you know. That's pretty interesting too; it's fun to study. Interesting. It's a new world, though. But at first, I was taking all sorts of supplements too. The same goes for protein—creatine, glutamine, EAA, BCAA, and many others, like citrulline, to name a few. I do take a multivitamin, but I was also taking various other supplements, of course, it's expensive, so it costs a lot of money. Also, I have so many of them, and I don't want to feel tied down by supplements. So for a while, I actually had a shelf full of supplements at home, but I gradually reduced the number, one by one. Then let's quit EAA, quit BCAA, quit citrulline too—let's eliminate one thing at a time—until the only things left were protein and creatine. Together. I haven't started anything yet, but after reading it and asking GPT, I found there's scientific evidence supporting it, so I'm taking creatine. I'm thinking I might be able to stop taking creatine in the future, but I think creatine is good. I see. Then let me ask the next question. We just talked about exercise, but now I'd like to talk about sleep. Sleeping? Lately. How are you? Not working too hard, are you? I've been sleeping well lately. Probably because I'm exhausted and just fall asleep. But I can't sleep if I'm not tired. So maybe it's actually good this way. About how many hours a day? About 7 hours a day, I guess. Are you wearing one of those smartwatches, or what? I don't set an alarm at all; I just go to sleep normally, usually around 12 o'clock, and wake up around 7 o'clock. That's easy to calculate, isn't it? Yeah, pretty much. I get tired around 10 o'clock, relax a bit from around 10, and usually go to bed around midnight. Nice, nice. I feel like it's two hours earlier for me. Go to bed at 10 and wake up at 5? No, that's not true. I sleep for more than seven hours. I probably sleep around eight hours. Shall we wake up at 6? I end up waking up at 6 or 7 o'clock. Are you sleeping well? I'm getting enough sleep, but sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night. Right? I think I'm someone who tends to have light sleep, so sometimes I can't sleep at all and end up staying awake all night until morning. I think I couldn't sleep at all recently. Not really. Oh, right, why was that again? Overworking? I keep thinking about all sorts of things. So many ideas—this one seems good, I'd like to try that one too, and so many other ideas keep coming to mind. So exciting that I'm buzzing? I got so excited that I was thinking about all the things I wanted to do tomorrow—this and that—and suddenly it was morning. No. Because I don't want to do it, whenever I have such thoughts, I write them down on paper and go to sleep, leaving a letter for my future self tomorrow. That sounds good. That's good. I recommend it. Write a letter to your future self tomorrow. How is the bed? I'm sleeping on a regular single-sized bed. How does it feel? Burden? It's just an ordinary bed, but when I stayed at a hotel before, the bed was incredibly comfortable, and I ended up sleeping like a baby. I was really impressed. You should probably buy a bed, don't you think? I was thinking it might be better to buy it, but then I realized that's not right. You're right. I'm using a decent one, fairly. At first, when I moved to Osaka, I stayed at a hotel, so I had to move out from there, and I didn't have much time, plus there were so many things I needed to buy. Don't think too much about it—just kind of buy whatever comes up online, like this, that, and the other thing, so I probably didn't think much about it anyway. I want a new bed. Can you sponsor it for me? Is it a koala mat? Please. Is it okay? Koala Matt. Koala Matt seems promising. It's well-known, and I often see it sponsoring things. Please take care of it while you're looking. I want one too. Koala Matt Cute. The name is... I really want to use a good mattress. But it's really different, isn't it, with the mattress. That's why I thought so. Another pillow? You're right about the pillow too. Yeah. I thought, no, that's not right. I see, I understand. Then let's finish up the discussion on sleep for now, and finally, although we briefly touched on supplements, I'd like to ask you about diet. I don't care at all. Hey, why, why? You should be more careful since you're exercising. He/She does care a little. I do consume protein, but I don't really pay much attention to it. Protein is indeed protein. I try to eat chicken and eggs, but otherwise I often eat ramen. Eh, really? Ramen, it was ramen yesterday, right? Eh, I see. I eat ramen twice a week, or three times a week. So, what's for breakfast? Breakfast is the same as always: bread and five eggs. 5 eggs? Five by five. How do you cook it? But probably just like a regular scrambled egg—salt and pepper, five eggs, and one slice of bread. Together every day? Coffee. We're together every day. Almost always together, I guess. Is your wife having the same menu too? We're together, but my wife has one egg and bread. Oh, one. Not two. One, maybe. Sometimes two. One or two. Wait, so in Japan, are eggs sold in packs of 10 or 12? Which one is it again? Ten, I guess. Buy a pack of 10 every day? Well, not necessarily every day, but I guess I have to buy one every other day at least. I usually buy about three packs when I go shopping, and I eat them frequently. Then, what about lunch? For lunch, I used to eat out quite often, but recently I've been cooking at home—things like chicken and rice. No vegetables? Just chicken and rice? No vegetables. No salad either. Sometimes there is salad. Sometimes eat salad. Salad, chicken, rice, something like that. Rice—just regular white rice, or brown rice? I prefer regular rice. White rice. Oh, really? That's interesting. By the way, do you actually sprinkle furikake? No, I never use it. Like it? Even though I don't use it myself, people who are looking at this, especially foreign visitors, really like furikake, right? Oh, really? You didn't know that? I've actually been asked before—people say that in Japanese restaurants, furikake isn't served very often. You wouldn't, would you? Yeah, exactly! When you're at home and don't have any side dishes, you eat furikake, right? Even if it's just once, isn't it not just for kids? Do adults eat it too? I don't get it. We're the type who don't eat sprinkled seasonings, right? I see, I see. You don't eat, do you? Then, for lunch, chicken and rice. Yeah, maybe? Hmm, how about ramen for dinner? Yeah, we go out for dinner ramen or get takeout near our house. Oh, what kind of takeout options are there? Tempura, you know. It has extremely high calories. Bento in my stomach, or something like that. I might occasionally get okonomiyaki to go. Then, since there's a bento shop there, I might buy a bento. Still, you eat out a lot, huh, probably. I see, I see. Completely different—I'm the one who mostly make them, you know. Liked. I said I recently started working out, but what's this PFC balance? You're doing some impressive research, aren't you. P is the P of protein, right? What about F? F is fat. Fat, so that means fat content, right? What's next? Next is Curves. Carbohydrates, maybe. Yes, that one. Are you calculating? Because ChatGPT will handle the calculations for me. Wow, that's amazing. Yes, yes, yes. Amazing, really like a bodybuilder's lifestyle. That's not true at all. That's right. But it's still only three weeks, so don't push yourself too hard. That's amazing. I've been consuming too many calories lately. I probably consume around 2,500 a day. It's quite chubby, you know. That's right. I realized I'd gotten really fat, and now I'm doing a little diet. But if it were 2500, I'd probably lose weight. That's right. It burns a high number of calories too. If it were me, around 1,800 would have been just right. That's right. How long do you think? I don't really pay much attention to meals, so Sometimes I eat cup noodles at 10 or 11 at night, I eat whatever I want whenever I want, quite freely. That's right. Won't you get a stomachache? I have a strong stomach. That's right. I see, you're strong because you've been to many countries. Various management approaches, you know. But I've also grown stronger. I think my stomach is strong. Lately, I've also been trying out oatmeal and such. Is it recent, though? I recently started eating oatmeal. It goes well with tea rice. Do you eat it like that? Do you think oatmeal goes well with bananas or sweet flavors? You think it's sweet, don't you? It surprisingly goes well with a Japanese-style aesthetic too, so There's this thing called tea-brewed rice seasoning, you know, Add it, then add water, then Since I have stockpiled aftertaste dumplings, Adding a tamagoyaki (sweet egg omelet) makes it quite flavorful with a nice Japanese touch. Ah, I see. Yes, yes, like that, Make cookies using only oats and bananas. That's amazing. But it's convenient because I can always eat oatmeal. Right after pouring in the hot water. That's unpleasant, so it's a bit difficult. That's right. Isn't it bad? How do you eat it? Just tea and rice crackers. But I don't eat oatmeal, though. Add banana or something to the oatmeal. Troublesome. Troublesome? So that's how it is. Oatmeal is great, isn't it? I'll make lunch properly. The one I just baked today, and Because I was making an eggplant side dish, and that one, Eggplant? Eggplant Eggplant, eggplant. Mushrooms, huh. I'll cook properly. Yes, just cook properly and normally. Do you spend a lot of time cooking? Prepare the structure in advance. So make a lot of them all at once, It feels like we're supposed to eat them separately. Amazing. It's impossible, isn't it. I'm too lazy, so I'll just buy it after all. You're right about that, yes. Shun and I have completely different lifestyles. Maybe. You want to eat out, don't you? Because I want to stay at home. There are also things I want to get out. So busy that even when it's time to eat, I eat out quite a bit, actually. Indeed. If you prepare the structure in advance, Because you just eat it as it is, It's faster than going to the restaurant. Indeed. Something like that, I'm doing my best right now. I might as well make some in advance, I guess. I love make-ahead meals. Taimyoku, for example. It's also a large quantity, after all. I eat quite a lot. The egg, you know... Boil about 10 of them. Boil it and turn it into a seasoned egg. Is it difficult to peel? It's such a hassle, you know. But scrambled eggs are pretty quick, aren't they? You're right about that. Sometimes, When my wife came home. Make me some rice. That's great, isn't it? Happy. Everything tastes delicious, doesn't it? It's delicious no matter what. That's nice. Then, Well, it's a bit off-topic, but... I don't know when my wife will make dinner. Something like... Sometimes I make them myself, and sometimes... Sometimes my wife makes it too, and Together, Maybe we'll make something together sometimes, though. That's right. I don't think it's been decided much anymore. So it's like a free-for-all every day, then. Something like that, I guess. Do you set a time to eat together? No, seriously, already... But, Dinner is, Maybe we'll eat together. I absolutely won't eat breakfast together. Why? The times are different. Because when I wake up, I'm still asleep. I see, I see. So maybe it's different then. Then, as for the rest, Lunch is, Sometimes eat together, Sometimes something like that, Eat them separately. That's right. Liked. Do you have a set time for eating? It's not decided at all. Sometimes, when I'm fully absorbed in work, You forget to eat, don't you. I understand, but... When I'm about to forget, Drinking only oden, or something like that. You're right. Because it exists. Is it properly settled? It's mostly settled, then. I eat breakfast at around 7 or 8 in the morning, I eat around 12 o'clock during the day, I eat dinner around 6 p.m. It's settled. It's very similar to an elderly person's life. That's amazing. It's settled, I mean, Because I'm that hungry. But, Did you eat a bit later than usual today? Because I was focusing on my work, I'm hungry, so First, make the protein alone, Drink it, Well, I'll do a bit of work, then, I ate it later. I see, I see. Recent hobby: weight training? Something like a hobby, or rather, I'm currently putting in effort into strength training. I must try hard with my diet. I got too fat, so I'll do my best to restore it. Moreover, really, As you get older, your muscles just keep declining, Isn't it decreasing by 1% every year? Yes, exactly. Therefore, Hiking is my hobby. Therefore, I'd like to keep doing it like this. I see, I see. You're right about that. It's better after getting older, Is strength training important? But savings, You can save money, can't you? You're right, aren't you? I don't know much about it, but it's impressive. Therefore, What's trending on YouTube now? There's nothing but fitness exercise videos. Weight training, nutrition science, and so on. I don't really know, seriously. You can save up by working out, can't you? Because I can save money, you see. Because I have muscle memory. That's right. That's why you should strive hard while you still can, Like Shun, you know. I don't think I can become really muscular, but What I like I want to try my hardest so that my body will move. When you work out, you know, Probably already, That's why you'll always stay healthy. Take care. You're right. Once you remember how to do strength training, You can do it anywhere, you know. Even at home, right now. Bodyweight training. Is this correct for self-weight training? That's right, that's right. What is it in English? Bodyweight training? Bodyweight training. Charismatic, you know. At home. It was raining not long ago, I didn't feel like going to the gym, so The menu being offered at the gym I do it at home and such. That's right. Now, barbells for weight training and so on You don't use dumbbells much? That's not even in the same league. About the size of a rubber tube. Sometimes carrying about 2 kilometers worth of it, Sometimes I walk, too. It's really light. So there are classes like that, huh. It's a group class, isn't it? Yeah. But they'll decide when we get there. Something like today's menu. That's amazing. It's really great. Because that's where we met. Indeed, if one were a beginner, That might be better. At first, I didn't know how to do it. What should I do? It's so high, isn't it? High. Of course. But it's somewhat similar to a semiparson. Liked. Yeah, that's good. Yes, yes. Let's go often. I'm not telling. It's not an earthquake, is it? It's not a geological change. So, so. I am Anitime Fit. You can go anywhere in the world. I can do it, I can do it. I went there when I went to Vietnam too. I haven't gone there. The Philippines. I went to the Philippines. I didn't do anything at all for a whole day. Without going sightseeing at all I casually decided to spend a few hours today. Since it's decided, on that day Go to Chimu. Let me take a little walk. I feel like going to the supermarket. Because I had been living It's convenient, isn't it? It's convenient, isn't it? I see, I see. Once I become an intermediate gym-goer, then I'll try doing Anitime. Certainly. Nice, nice. I see. I see. Today we talked a lot about health, but Finally, there is an announcement from Mr. Toshin. Here you go. That's actually the case. I'm going to do a fitness boot camp. Really? When? Sure, but when exactly? It's not decided yet, but... Online? No. Real? I will do a one-week fitness boot camp. But everyone, in the end, really does do strength training. I have to do strength training. You understand, don't you. But it's difficult. That's why it's a boot camp where we work out together. But it's not just boot camp. Because I'm a Japanese teacher. Mix of fitness training and Japanese. That's why your body also becomes healthy and strong I can study Japanese. Amazing. It's amazing, isn't it? Liked. Isn't it interesting? I want to join too. Definitely do some strength training and shadow speaking. Work out and do shadow training. Repeat. The interesting thing is that which has been scientifically proven Mixing sports and studying I can remember more. I see. I think it's a great mix. It's the best. Then words related to strength training, too I will explain in Japanese. I can memorize words related to strength training as well. It will truly be fun. I am looking forward to it too. If you don't mind, please appear in the video. Yes, certainly. I don't know, but... What is the other announcement? There is another larger project as well. Japanese Fish I will become a singer. I'm making music right now. I create various kinds of music. Do you know what "minasan genki" means? There are textbooks, aren't there? Appearing energetically Mary-san or Takashi-san Robert-san Who was that again? Mr. Yamashita. Mr. Yamashita will also appear, among others. It seems like a love song has been made. Nobody has ever seen it. I can never see it. Mr. Takeshi and Ms. Mary I wrote a love song. It's a cool song. A really great song. I'm really looking forward to it. It's a super catchy song. I can't wait to listen to it. I'd like to create all kinds of music in the future, but A really simple and easy-to-understand Japanese lyric Reggaeton in Japanese City pop and stuff like that Dubstep and stuff like that. What is a dubstep? Rap, you know. Writing all sorts of songs Bars in Tokyo and Osaka I wish I could have a live performance. It's a dream, a dream. I don't know yet when it'll be released. Because I'm putting in a lot of effort right now. Where can I find the information? Information? something like that, or places like Blue Tent Camp, too What should interested people do? Please check YouTube and Instagram. If you don't understand Please send me a message on Instagram. I see, I see. Then this time, let's talk about health. I talked with Shun. That was fun, wasn't it? Thank you. I never thought you'd be studying so hard. Me? I actually like studying quite a bit. Knowledge. There's still more. Let's talk about it later. I understand. Let's talk. See you later. You're right. Thank you. See you later. Bye-bye.