[Launch of Hamanhacheon Movement Headquarters] Oh Han-jin: "Hands and feet are the 'brain outside the brain'... Walking and writing are the best gifts"

Oh Han-jin, chairman of the Korea Walking Association, emphasized on the 15th that walking exercise and handwriting are "the best gifts for brain health."

Oh Han-jin, Chairman of the Korea Walking Association, is delivering an encouragement speech at the launch ceremony of the 'Hamanhacheon National Movement Headquarters' held on the 15th at Namsan Hanok Village, Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Oh, who is also a professor of family medicine at Eulji University Hospital, said in a congratulatory speech at the launch ceremony of the Harumanbo Harucheonja (Hamanhacheon) Movement Headquarters held at Namsangol Hanok Village in Jung-gu, Seoul, that "the Korea Walking Association will do its utmost to help spread the Hamanhacheon movement."

Chairman Oh described the hands and feet used in writing and walking as the "brain outside the brain," because the more they are used, the more they develop. He explained, "If you put your hand in your pocket and touch a coin, you can quickly tell how much it is worth, and if sand gets into your shoe, you notice it right away," adding, "That much, the hands and feet contain an enormous number of sensory cells."

Therefore, he explained that the better the hands and feet are trained, the more it helps brain development. Oh said, "People who engage in activities that use their hands a lot develop better hand functions. This is proof that the hands and feet are the brain outside the brain," advising, "We should strive to use our hands and feet well through handwriting and walking."

Oh emphasized, "(Walking and writing) are the best gifts for the brain health of the people," and expressed his hope that "by promoting this well to the public, it will become the 'second Saemaul Undong' (New Village Movement)."

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