The Great Outdoor

A horse riding ground opens at SEAGAIA Square 2!

Seagaia Horse Riding Club, located in a green-rich pine grove, welcomes anyone from beginners and children to those being keen to learn horse riding, to enjoy horse riding experience.

• • Anyone including beginners and children can enjoy horse riding.
  (The club staff ensures the safety of the guests by guiding horses.)
• • Those who choose a mini-course horse-ride in the pine groves that are surrounding Seagaia Square 2.
  As you go along hilly paths in the pine groves, you feel as you are experiencing ‘real’ horse riding holding a bridle. Also the view you have on a horse is enjoyable as it is different to what you usually see.
• • We welcome those who just want to have a look. Looking at horses’ pretty eyes will give you a calm feeling.

Horse Riding Mini Course (approx. 15 minutes)

The course is recommended to those keen to learn about horse riding. It is safe for beginners and children.
Enjoy the moment when you become one with a horse connecting with a lead.

Price	¥3,500 per person / ¥3,000 for 3 years old and under

* Parents must accompany with children at 3 years old and under.

Horse with Lead Course (approx. 5 minutes)

Our friendly staff holds a lead on a horse to maintain safety even for beginners and children. Feel the temperature and enjoy the views from the top of a horse.

Price	¥1,500 per person / ¥1,200 for 3 years old and under

* Parents must accompany with children at 3 years old and under.

Ocean View Course (approx. 60 minutes)

With the Ocean View Course, you can enjoy horse riding through both black pine groves and a coastline with salty breeze.
From the pine forests, the horse riding tour travels to a wide Hitotsuba Beach.
Limited to this course, it commences on weekdays (closes on Tuesday, if Tuesday is public holiday, we close a next day.)

Price	¥15,000 per person (two or more people in one group) / ¥16,000 for only one participant

* Reservation is essential that must be placed by 5PM on a previous day.

* The participants must be an elementary school student or older and must have experience of hacking or the horse riding mini course.

Guidance of the business

Location	SEAGAIA Square 2
Business Hour	Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00 - 17:00 * It may open on non-regular business days depending on timing and seasons. * The course closes when it rains.

The surrounding area of Seagaia is a great cycling area. Go ride through the beach and pine forests.
The pine groves of the Hitotsuba area are praised as the biggest and most beautiful in Japan!
There are also real sports cycling courses.
(We have road racers and easy-to-ride cross bikes.)

Business hours	8:00 – sunset
Venue	AWithin the activity center Reception of Luxze Hitotsuba

* Bicycles may not be available for hire on some days.

Nordic walking through the beautiful natural forests.

Our walking course became the first internationally accredited course in Asia in October 2010 after the beautiful nature of the surrounding area of Phoenix Seagaia Resort and the safe environment that is easy to walk were acknowledged. There are three different courses that cater for from beginners to those in training. You can choose one that meets your physical conditions and your taste. The whole of Awakigahara Forest Park mainly Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort offers the best environment for the enhancement of physical conditions and sport training.

Nordic Walking

Five to ten minutes of Nordic walking provides fitness benefits!

Nordic walking developed out of the ski walking used by Nordic skiing athletes to maintain and improve their strength during the summer. It is an easy form of walking exercise using polls.
Nordic walking consumes more energies than usual walking, so the fitness benefits can be highly expected!

Benefits of Nordic Walking

• 1Compared to regular walking, heart rates increases by approx. 13% with Nordic walking.

• 2Compared to regular walking, Nordic walking is estimated to produce an average of 20% increase in energy consumption.
  (some data shows up to a 46% increase!)

• 3Pains and tensions in shoulders and neck can be eased by the movement of shoulder blades.

• 4The exercise provides flexibilities between neck and back in a lateral direction.

• 5Muscles used the most are those of the upper arms that stretch and shrink, those around the shoulder blades, greater pectoral muscles, and broadest muscle of back.

• 6Nordic walking consumes approx. 400kcal per hour (the energy consumption of regular walking is approx. 280 kcal).

• 7It is a safe sport with walking sticks that support us on a slippery path.

* Reference: Japan Nordic Fitness Association.

Try to do exercise for between 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the strength and exercise habit of individuals.
Maintain the same walking speed to keep your heart rate around 120 – 150 per minutes (*1).

• * The rate varies between individuals.
• * Cooper Institute research, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports 2002 publication

Key points of Nordic walking

• • The basic length of the polls to be used for Nordic walking is determined by your heights x 0.68.
• • The length of the polls should be adjusted depending on your heights and physical strength.
• • Grub the polls lightly and swing your arms back and forth in a balanced manner.
• • Stretch your back, and bring your arm to the waist when bringing it to back while looking in distance.
• • Your upper body must be slightly tilted forward along with the movement of the polls, and walk with a long step.
• • The poll should be placed between steps.
• • Put your foot with a heel to the ground, then together with thenar muscles, push your toes to the ground gently to step forward.

The areas around the resort are a treasure box of stories related to Himuka Myths.
Guided by a storyteller of the myths, the tour visits power spots of the origins of the myths including Misogi-no-ike and Eda Shrine.
The tour participants receive a lucky charm from Eda Shrine, which enshrines Izanagi-no-mikoto, the God of Kuniumi.

Price	¥1,500 Per person
Hour	Morning 10:00 (Approx 90 minutes ) * This is a walking tour. Afternoon 10:00 (Approx 90 minutes ) * This is a walking tour.
Persons	The tour is commenced with one participant or more.
Appointment	* Reservations must be made by 17:00 a day before a tour day.

* The rental service may not be available on some days.