I see an older lady down the street out jogging most days of the week. She seems to be moving very slowly and doesn't appear to be in good shape. I wonder, is she doing anything else for her fitness besides jogging?
There is a lot about misinformation on jogging and its effects. Many people reject jogging all together, believing it has zero health benefits. I don't feel this way, and I think jogging can be an effective part a fitness program.
Jogging is just another name for easy running. And in general, running is a great way to improve aerobic capacity. A good running program mixes in easy, medium, and hard running. Therefore, easy running (jogging) is one component of a plan that can increase maximum aerobic capacity.
Where people are mistaken is when they design a fitness plan that includes jogging only. A program with only jogging does not contain enough intensity, and therefore aerobic fitness will decline over time. This may be the case of the lady I see - she is always running slow, I have never seen her running fast. The idea with running is to get faster: the faster you become, the more your aerobic capacity has improved.
I see an older lady down the street out jogging most days of the week. She seems to be moving very slowly and doesn't appear to be in good shape. I wonder, is she doing anything else for her fitness besides jogging?
There is a lot about misinformation on jogging and its effects. Many people reject jogging all together, believing it has zero health benefits. I don't feel this way, and I think jogging can be an effective part a fitness program.
Jogging is just another name for easy running. And in general, running is a great way to improve aerobic capacity. A good running program mixes in easy, medium, and hard running. Therefore, easy running (jogging) is one component of a plan that can increase maximum aerobic capacity.
Where people are mistaken is when they design a fitness plan that includes jogging only. A program with only jogging does not contain enough intensity, and therefore aerobic fitness will decline over time. This may be the case of the lady I see - she is always running slow, I have never seen her running fast. The idea with running is to get faster: the faster you become, the more your aerobic capacity has improved.