Do all japanese workers exercise before work?

Question

if you watch Heroes, you'd remember Hiro Nakamura was exercising with other workers of their company.

if the answer is yes, do they do it because it's a practice in their country????

thanks to whoever answers!

Answer 1

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It's called body warm-up before work. Asian companies, especially for the skilled workers, require a good stretching before starting work to prevent cramps and sores/pain during work. You can find in many countries around Asia. In China, Qigong is done in the crowd before work starts. In Malaysia, a quick 1 to 2 minutes of stretching and jumping is practiced. In India, stretching Yoga is done before work.

Answer 2

As Lacieles said, it's just a body warm up. I've read somewhere that doing a stretch in the morning actually awakens your brain hence you can work better for the rest of the day.

Anyway, it's nothing religious, historical, nor something set by the industrial relations. Hence, there would probably be more companies that doesn't do it than does. None of companies my Japanese mates work at does that.

I think it's a good thing to do though.