Benifits From Jogging?
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PLB
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Hey Sarah,
Have you ever jogged before? You may want to start off with less than an hour and build up slowly to avoid injury.
There are many health benefits to consistent aerobic exercise, such as increase endurance, decreased risk of many chronic diseases, and weight management. One of the major downsides is that it is considered to be a high impact exercise and carries a higher risk of injury if you do too much, too soon, or if you are not mindful of proper footwear, running surface, etc. The key is to start slow, so that your body can get used to it, then increase your time gradually over many weeks.
Calories burned is very difficult to estimate. Ideally, you'd need to enter your age, sex, weight, heart rate, speed, etc. into a calculation to get a somewhat accurate answer. The only way to know for sure how many calories a person actually burns during exercise is to have testing done by a qualified professional using a metabolic cart, which is usually too expensive and not necessary unless you are a high level athlete. That being said, if you want a VERY general estimate, you can use a calculator such as this one:
It is up to you whether or not it is a good form of exercise for weight loss. The way to lose weight is to create a modest caloric deficit through diet, exercise, or a combination of both. If you exercise as part of your weight loss strategy, you must exercise on a regular basis and make this a part of your routine. You will not experience much success if you are inconsistent in your efforts.
Also, only doing aerobic exercise will not help you to gain or preserve muscle mass. The typical recommendation is to do 2-3 workouts of some form of strength training each week.
Have you ever jogged before? You may want to start off with less than an hour and build up slowly to avoid injury.
There are many health benefits to consistent aerobic exercise, such as increase endurance, decreased risk of many chronic diseases, and weight management. One of the major downsides is that it is considered to be a high impact exercise and carries a higher risk of injury if you do too much, too soon, or if you are not mindful of proper footwear, running surface, etc. The key is to start slow, so that your body can get used to it, then increase your time gradually over many weeks.
Calories burned is very difficult to estimate. Ideally, you'd need to enter your age, sex, weight, heart rate, speed, etc. into a calculation to get a somewhat accurate answer. The only way to know for sure how many calories a person actually burns during exercise is to have testing done by a qualified professional using a metabolic cart, which is usually too expensive and not necessary unless you are a high level athlete. That being said, if you want a VERY general estimate, you can use a calculator such as this one:
It is up to you whether or not it is a good form of exercise for weight loss. The way to lose weight is to create a modest caloric deficit through diet, exercise, or a combination of both. If you exercise as part of your weight loss strategy, you must exercise on a regular basis and make this a part of your routine. You will not experience much success if you are inconsistent in your efforts.
Also, only doing aerobic exercise will not help you to gain or preserve muscle mass. The typical recommendation is to do 2-3 workouts of some form of strength training each week.
PLB
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That's great! Starting off with a walk/run program is a good way to start. If you're not sure or want some ideas for a walk/run program to follow, try looking up "couch to 5K," or "couch to 10K." These types of programs are useful because they are designed to progress you slowly and reduce the risk of overuse injuries when you are first starting out!
Let us know how things go once you start!
Let us know how things go once you start!
Albion8662
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I must agreed with Mekolum that regular running and jogging is the best way to keep yourself healthy and improves your fitness and if it is in morning time then definitely can change your life because these acts are really beneficial for weight loss.
Snezy
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That's not entirely true. Although sweating can indicate how much your body is working, it is not always a great way to measure how hard your body is working.
Essentially sweating is your body's way of cooling down. When you workout, your core temperature increases and to combat this, you sweat. This does not always indicate that you are working hard, or not hard enough.
For example, if I run for 25 minutes on a treadmill in my basement, I'll sweat a bucket load. Mostly because I'm working hard and the lack of movement increases my core temperature so much my body counteracts it by sweating a lot. However, if I run outside, especially on a cool night, I'll work just as hard, if not harder but sweat significantly less due to the air cooling me down and the colder temperature. Here is a prime example of why sweat cannot always measure how hard you are working.
Your heart rate is a much better indicator of how hard you are working. You can find your 'fat burning' heart rate online. Try to get to this point for the majority of your cardio workout and you'll be getting a very good exercise.
contactsxprt
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yeh jogging is really nice exercise.. its really beatifically for everyone.
SprintOffPounds
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Jogging/walking backwards is also great exercise! The benefits of running backwards (aka retro running) are almost endless.
-- It engages muscle groups that you don't normally use, which restores the muscular balance of our legs.
-- It improves posture, we naturally lean forward when we walk, so frequent runners are susceptible to lower back pain (I also suffer from lower back pain). Walking backwards relieves our lower backs of pressure and instead it forces us to use our core muscles to move.
-- It is really easy on the joints (it seems many people are concerned about this). Walking backwards eliminates sheer force on the knees, and it is recommended that people with knee problems try to incorporate retro running in their daily routines. In fact, when you're out hiking and you start feeling joint problems, just walking backwards for a bit will help your knees recover, and keep you moving "forward"
-- Best of all, when we walk backwards, our bodies use more energy and burn more calories in a shorter amount of time! It's more efficient!
-- An added bonus, walking backwards also increases our perception and our peripheral vision, just because of the fact that we don't usually move backwards, our brains are utilizing the sense in a different way.
These are most of the benefits to backwards walking, but like all things if you want to incorporate it into your routine, you must start off slowly! You can't be jogging backwards overnight it's a skill that takes time to build on (although it won't take that much time probably a few weeks at most).
Long story short, I highly recommend that you incorporate walking backwards into your jogging routine! I switch from jogging forwards and backwards in my cardio workout, but I always do this on a track. Walking backwards may be great for your body but you wouldn't want to bump into anybody or even worse, trip somewhere and injure yourself
-- It engages muscle groups that you don't normally use, which restores the muscular balance of our legs.
-- It improves posture, we naturally lean forward when we walk, so frequent runners are susceptible to lower back pain (I also suffer from lower back pain). Walking backwards relieves our lower backs of pressure and instead it forces us to use our core muscles to move.
-- It is really easy on the joints (it seems many people are concerned about this). Walking backwards eliminates sheer force on the knees, and it is recommended that people with knee problems try to incorporate retro running in their daily routines. In fact, when you're out hiking and you start feeling joint problems, just walking backwards for a bit will help your knees recover, and keep you moving "forward"
-- Best of all, when we walk backwards, our bodies use more energy and burn more calories in a shorter amount of time! It's more efficient!
-- An added bonus, walking backwards also increases our perception and our peripheral vision, just because of the fact that we don't usually move backwards, our brains are utilizing the sense in a different way.
These are most of the benefits to backwards walking, but like all things if you want to incorporate it into your routine, you must start off slowly! You can't be jogging backwards overnight it's a skill that takes time to build on (although it won't take that much time probably a few weeks at most).
Long story short, I highly recommend that you incorporate walking backwards into your jogging routine! I switch from jogging forwards and backwards in my cardio workout, but I always do this on a track. Walking backwards may be great for your body but you wouldn't want to bump into anybody or even worse, trip somewhere and injure yourself