Sakurajuji Group and Q'sfix Jointly Develop 'Well-be Walk', an AI Walking Evaluation System Leading to 'Walking Beautifully' for Extending Healthy Life Expectancy - Available from April 1
Sakurajuji Group and Q'sfix have co-developed 'Well-be Walk', an AI motion capture walking evaluation system. Launching on April 1, 2026, it aims to extend healthy life expectancy by visualizing walking conditions and providing professional medical feedback to promote behavioral changes.
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Sakurajuji Group, which aims to be a well-being frontier centered on medical, nursing care, and preventive medicine, and Q'sfix Co., Ltd., which provides IT solutions with the latest technology, have jointly developed the AI motion capture walking evaluation system 'Well-be Walk' and will begin providing the service on April 1, 2026. This system utilizes AI motion capture technology to visualize individual walking conditions and combines it with feedback from professionals to promote people's health awareness and behavioral changes. In the era of the 100-year life, it aims to create communities through 'walking beautifully'.
## Reality of 'Healthy Life Expectancy' Questioned in a Super-Aging Society
Japan is progressing into a super-aging society at an unprecedented speed worldwide. To make the future of this country bright and well-being, future medicine strongly requires not merely an extension of lifespan but an 'extension of healthy life expectancy'. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2022), dementia and cerebrovascular diseases are cited as the main factors causing the need for nursing care, and the table below shows that dementia, in particular, poses a major challenge to the healthy life expectancy of Japanese people. (*1)
## 'Sustainable Walking Without Strain' is Key to Dementia Prevention
In addition, it has been reported that the amount of physical activity of Japanese people has been trending downwards in recent years, and a situation of lack of exercise continues regardless of gender (*2). It is estimated that approximately 45.9 million people have locomotive syndrome, where mobility declines due to musculoskeletal disorders (*3), and it has been pointed out that there is an association with psychological risks such as depression and anxiety due to a lack of physical activity. (*4).
Such a decline in brain and physical functions becomes a major obstacle to extending healthy life expectancy. In response to such social issues, 'exercise habits that can be continued without strain' have drawn attention in recent years from the perspective of dementia prevention. Among them, 'walking' is easy to continue as a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise that can be easily incorporated into daily life, and it has been reported to be related to the function of the hippocampus, which is involved in memory and learning, and contributes to the maintenance of cognitive function. (*5). Therefore, incorporating 'sustainable walking without strain' into daily life is attracting attention as a practical preventive medical approach that contributes to maintaining cognitive function and psychological health in addition to physical function.
## The Value of 'Walking Beautifully' Guided by the 'Quality' of Walking
In this context, what is drawing attention is not only the 'quantity' of walking but also the 'quality'.
Walking with bad posture increases the burden on joints and muscles, becoming a factor that prevents full utilization of physical functions. On the other hand, research by Ehara et al. (1989) reports that efficient and effortless walking contributes to reducing the burden on joints and muscles and improving energy efficiency. (*6)
## Reality of 'Healthy Life Expectancy' Questioned in a Super-Aging Society
Japan is progressing into a super-aging society at an unprecedented speed worldwide. To make the future of this country bright and well-being, future medicine strongly requires not merely an extension of lifespan but an 'extension of healthy life expectancy'. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2022), dementia and cerebrovascular diseases are cited as the main factors causing the need for nursing care, and the table below shows that dementia, in particular, poses a major challenge to the healthy life expectancy of Japanese people. (*1)
## 'Sustainable Walking Without Strain' is Key to Dementia Prevention
In addition, it has been reported that the amount of physical activity of Japanese people has been trending downwards in recent years, and a situation of lack of exercise continues regardless of gender (*2). It is estimated that approximately 45.9 million people have locomotive syndrome, where mobility declines due to musculoskeletal disorders (*3), and it has been pointed out that there is an association with psychological risks such as depression and anxiety due to a lack of physical activity. (*4).
Such a decline in brain and physical functions becomes a major obstacle to extending healthy life expectancy. In response to such social issues, 'exercise habits that can be continued without strain' have drawn attention in recent years from the perspective of dementia prevention. Among them, 'walking' is easy to continue as a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise that can be easily incorporated into daily life, and it has been reported to be related to the function of the hippocampus, which is involved in memory and learning, and contributes to the maintenance of cognitive function. (*5). Therefore, incorporating 'sustainable walking without strain' into daily life is attracting attention as a practical preventive medical approach that contributes to maintaining cognitive function and psychological health in addition to physical function.
## The Value of 'Walking Beautifully' Guided by the 'Quality' of Walking
In this context, what is drawing attention is not only the 'quantity' of walking but also the 'quality'.
Walking with bad posture increases the burden on joints and muscles, becoming a factor that prevents full utilization of physical functions. On the other hand, research by Ehara et al. (1989) reports that efficient and effortless walking contributes to reducing the burden on joints and muscles and improving energy efficiency. (*6)