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| − | [[Image:Jogging on Waikiki Beach · DF-SN-82-07452.JPEG|thumb|right|350px|Members of the [[United States Air Force Academy]] [[American football]] team jog on [[w:Waikiki Beach|Waikiki Beach]], [[Hawaii]].]]'''Jogging''' is a form of trotting or [[running#Running_as_a_sport|running]] at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase fitness with less stress than actually running, | + | [[Image:Jogging on Waikiki Beach · DF-SN-82-07452.JPEG|thumb|right|350px|Members of the [[United States Air Force Academy]] [[American football]] team jog on [[w:Waikiki Beach|Waikiki Beach]], [[Hawaii]].]]'''Jogging''' is a form of trotting or [[running#Running_as_a_sport|running]] at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase fitness with less stress than actually running, which places greater pressure on the joints and knees. In addition, running is considered more of a competitive sport compared to jogging, which people more often use a hobby or a means to improve health. |
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| − | The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. [[George A. Sheehan|Dr. George Sheehan]], a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank". In other words, jogging as | + | The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. [[George A. Sheehan|Dr. George Sheehan]], a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank". In other words, joggers have no organized racing event to "enter," as the majority of sports organizations have not recognized jogging as a competitive sport.<ref>[http://www.quotegarden.com/running.html Running Quotes, Sayings about Runners, Jogging Quotations]</ref> Others running experts are usually more specific in determing the meaning of jogging, defining the term as running slower than 6mph (10 minute per mile pace, 10 km/h, 6 min/km).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/health_and_fitness/4286146.stm BBC SPORT | Health & Fitness | Are you running properly?]</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 29 July 2008
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase fitness with less stress than actually running, which places greater pressure on the joints and knees. In addition, running is considered more of a competitive sport compared to jogging, which people more often use a hobby or a means to improve health.
Definition
The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. Dr. George Sheehan, a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank". In other words, joggers have no organized racing event to "enter," as the majority of sports organizations have not recognized jogging as a competitive sport.[1] Others running experts are usually more specific in determing the meaning of jogging, defining the term as running slower than 6mph (10 minute per mile pace, 10 km/h, 6 min/km).[2]
History
The term to jog/jogging as a form of exercise originated in England in the mid seventeenth century. This usage became common throughout the empire and in his 1884 novel My Run Home the Australian author Rolf Boldrewood wrote "your bedroom curtains were still drawn as I passed on my morning jog".
In the United States jogging was also called "roadwork" when athletes in training such as boxers, customarily ran several miles each day as part of their conditioning. In New Zealand during the 1960s or 1970s the word "roadwork" was mostly supplanted by the word "jogging", promoted by the coach Arthur Lydiard, and this form of running became quite popular among many people at that time. University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman, after jogging with Lydiard in New Zealand, brought the concept of jogging as exercise to the United States in 1962. Bowerman published the book Jogging in 1966, and later updated the book for a 1967 republication. Bowerman established jogging programs for men and women of all ages. The popularity of these programs helped to spread the concept of jogging as an exercise for everyone throughout the United States.[3]
Risks
Jogging is a "high-impact" exercise that places strain on the body, notably the joints of the knee. As a result, some people choose to take up "lower-impact" exercises such as stair climbing, swimming, cycling or walking instead of jogging.
Benefits
Jogging is often used by serious runners as a means of active recovery during interval training. The runner who may just have completed a fast 400 metre repetition at a sub-5-minute mile pace, may drop to an 8-minute mile pace for a recovery lap.
Like other types of aerobic exercise, jogging is an excellent means of improving cardiovascular health, bone density and physical fitness.
Books
- The Complete Book of Running (Hardcover) by James Fixx, Random House; 1st edition (September 12, 1977) ISBN 0-394-41159-5
- Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running (Hardcover) by James Fixx, Random House; 1st edition (March 12, 1980) ISBN 0-394-50898-X
- Jogging by William J. Bowerman and W.E. Harris, with James M. Shea; New York, Grosset & Dunlap [1967]LCCN 67016154
Notes
- ↑ Running Quotes, Sayings about Runners, Jogging Quotations
- ↑ BBC SPORT | Health & Fitness | Are you running properly?
- ↑ Bowerman, William J., W.E. Harris, and James M. Shea, Jogging. Grosset & Dunlap; New York, New York, 1967.
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External links
- Jogging & Joggers - A comprehensive directory of jogging clubs worldwide. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
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