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Jogging And Running
By
La Rue Briggs
Jogging is a mode of running in which a person moves the body at a constant, relaxed pace for a certain distance. Physical and physiological capabilities determine the exact pace and distance he or she jogs on an outing. Nevertheless, medical experts advise that the pace should be one at which a jogger can talk without becoming winded; panting and gasping for air, and the distance should be one that will not bring about bodily injury.
To distinguish runners from joggers, authorities on the subject say that runners run a mile in seven minutes or less, train and look for competitive events to race in, or run solely for the sheer enjoyment of running; whereas joggers, who on average run 10 to 15 minutes a mile, are not as interested in competing against others as they are in improving their health and fitness.
From the middle 1960s to the present, millions of people in the United States and abroad incorporated jogging into their lifestyles. Their participation in this sporting as well as recreational activity is indicative of the ever rising importance the general public throughout the world has placed on working out and getting in shape.
In the U.S. alone, a Gallup Poll released in the late 1970s reported that approximately 11% of the adult population named jogging as their main form of exercise. This amounted to more than 15-million joggers, contrasted with 6.5 million reported by a poll released three years earlier. By 1982, studies indicated that some 25 million men and women were running or jogging a minimum of 10 miles a week. And in 1988, a poll conducted by the National Sporting Goods Association reported that people from all age groups and income levels participated in jogging.
Recently, there has been a drop in the number of people who jog or run. To a large extent, this is due to a slump in amateur athletic involvement as a whole. But it's also because there are so many other ways for a person to spend recreational dollars in order to obtain a trim and muscular physique as well as a robust heart and lungs. For instance, there now exists a plethora of sports equipment manufacturers who have devised training apparatus (e.g., Schwinn Airdyne and NordicTrack) that can heighten aerobic performance and develop strength in the same workout session. This notwithstanding, jogging still boasts millions of adherents and remains near the top of the list as one of the favorite means of exercise.
Jogging's longstanding popularity stems from a variety of practical reasons. One of these reasons is its diverse health benefits, particularly its ability to aid in the prevention and cure of cardiovascular irregularities.
Other reasons are that it is convenient and inexpensive. Unlike so many athletic endeavors, such as swimming and tennis, jogging requires no specific setting or time, no partners, no special equipment (the only gear needed is comfortable-fitting clothes plus a good pair of running shoes) and in most cases just occasional medical attention.
To elaborate on the latter, jogging does have an element or two of risk associated with it. Because of repeated shocks to the body as the feet pound against the ground at three to five times the jogger's body weight, assorted afflictions to the ankles, knees, hips, and lower back are not uncommon. And some joggers have discovered - at times tragically ? previously undetected cardiac disorders.
Yet you can reduce the odds of these kinds of problems from occurring by having a thorough medical checkup to assess your body's overall state before embarking on a jogging program, by purchasing shoes that cushion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||