(そくほ)

そくほ
noun
fast walking; brisk walk; trot
sportshealth
1. fast walking; brisk walk
Walking at a speed faster than normal pace, often as a form of exercise.
I commute by brisk walking every morning.
Thirty minutes of brisk walking per day is recommended for health.
Interval walking, which alternates between brisk walking and slow walking, is gaining attention.
2. trot (of a horse)
A gait of a horse between a walk and a canter, in which diagonal pairs of legs move together.
The horse is trotting.
In horseback riding lessons, you first learn the walk before progressing to the trot.
During the trot, the rider moves their body up and down in rhythm with the horse.

A compound of (そく) (fast, speed) and () (walk, step). Has two main domains of use: exercise/fitness and equestrian.

In the fitness context, 速歩(そくほ) refers to power walking or brisk walking, which has become popular as a moderate-intensity exercise. "Interval 速歩(そくほ)" is a well-known Japanese exercise method developed at Shinshu University.

In equestrian terminology, 速歩(そくほ) is the standard Japanese term for the trot, one of the basic horse gaits.

Common collocations

  • インターバル速歩(そくほ): interval walking (exercise method)
  • 速歩(そくほ)(ある): to walk briskly
  • 速歩(そくほ)訓練(くんれん): trot training (equestrian)

Similar words

  • 早足(はやあし): fast pace, quick step — everyday word for walking quickly
  • ウォーキング: walking (as exercise) — loanword commonly used for fitness walking
  • 常歩(なみあし): walk (horse gait) — slower than a trot