VITA-Parcours (English) VITAParcours

Japanese: VITA-Parcours(英語表記)VITAParcours
VITA-Parcours (English) VITAParcours

...Field athletics is a Japanese-English word that combines field (outdoors) and athletics (exercise), and was registered as a trademark by the Japan Field Athletics Association (a voluntary organization established in 1973). The method of going around a course by repeating walking, running and exercise originated in Northern Europe, and in 1968 VITA-Parcours (donated by Vita Life Insurance Company) was established in Zurich, Switzerland. This is a course of about 3 km in a forest park with 20 training points, and users can write down the time they need and other information on a card to refer to the next time. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "VITA-Parcours" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フィールド・アスレチックはfield(野外)とathletics(運動)を合成した和製英語で,日本フィールドアスレチック協会(1973年設立の任意団体)が商標登録した。歩行・走行と体操をくり返しながらコースをめぐる方式は北欧を起源とし,1968年にはスイスのチューリヒにビタ・パルクールVITA‐Parcours(ビタ生命保険会社が寄贈したもの)ができた。これは森林公園の中の3kmほどのコースに20のトレーニングポイントを配置したもので,利用者は自分の所要時間などをカードに記入し,次回の参考にする。…

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