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I never get bored when I walk, either. I mostly walk in pretty, nature areas, and/or listen to podcasts. Most of the time, I'm walking the dogs. They have short, stubby legs, and aren't good runners.
One issue to consider -- are you overweight? The added weight may make jogging less healthy/more harmful for you. Walk it off until you're lighter; then you can jog.
I probably should have asked the question in terms of the same distance: Walking 3 miles vs Jogging 3 miles.
I do know that jogging hurts the joints, which is particularly important as one gets older.
I know from experience that walking daily results in a lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol, very soon into the walking habit. It is also proven that a walking program prolongs life.
Jogging improves a person's lung capacity and heart.
Jogging comes with risk of injury, which increases with speed.
Jogging uses more calories than walking.
Whichever a person loves to do and will do regularly, and stick with it, is the form of exercise that is best for that person. If a person finds walking boring, he won't do it as much as necessary or as regularly to get the most benefit. Same thing with jogging.
I do know that jogging hurts the joints, which is particularly important as one gets older.
I know from experience that walking daily results in a lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol, very soon into the walking habit. It is also proven that a walking program prolongs life.
Jogging improves a person's lung capacity and heart.
Jogging comes with risk of injury, which increases with speed.
Jogging uses more calories than walking.
Whichever a person loves to do and will do regularly, and stick with it, is the form of exercise that is best for that person. If a person finds walking boring, he won't do it as much as necessary or as regularly to get the most benefit. Same thing with jogging.
First things first, jogging isn't a method of movement. Humans walk or run. Nothing else. If we were quadrupeds, there would be more options.
Second running does not hurt joints. Underlying joint injuries can be exacerbated by running. Joints can be hurt if you run badly. But the act of running does not cause injuries. In fact running can help prevent arthritis.
I do know that jogging hurts the joints, which is particularly important as one gets older.
I know from experience that walking daily results in a lowering of blood pressure and cholesterol, very soon into the walking habit. It is also proven that a walking program prolongs life.
Jogging improves a person's lung capacity and heart.
Jogging comes with risk of injury, which increases with speed.
Jogging uses more calories than walking.
Whichever a person loves to do and will do regularly, and stick with it, is the form of exercise that is best for that person. If a person finds walking boring, he won't do it as much as necessary or as regularly to get the most benefit. Same thing with jogging.
Last post before yours was from October 2013, almost 7 years ago. (I am always curious as to how these very very old threads get resurrected -- where do you even SEE them to resurrect them?)
But since it WAS resurrected: walking can be fun if you are doing it with someone (e.g. walking around my neighborhood with a friend would be fun), but for me, running (OK, jogging, I was slow! ) was about being incredibly healthy and fit and having a huge amount of fun. No, it wasn't fun when I started, but it GOT fun when I got better at it, and I would make running tapes (digital these days of course) and run to my favorite music and oh my gosh, it was a blast and I miss it terribly.
Had my left knee replaced on Monday 2/3/20, my right knee was supposed to be done on Monday 5/4/20 -- but since that's next week, clearly it's not going to happen. But I told my surgeon that my goal is to be able to run again, albeit very slowly and maybe 90% on my treadmill (not the streets, which is what ruined by knees -- then again, I overdid it horribly). Walking (especially alone) is incredibly boring compared to running -- at least for me.
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Jogging gets it done faster. Give me done. Done and dusted!
IMO people stick with activity & physical exercise they love & if they have lots of variety.........not because they want the fastest way to get it done.
IMO people stick with activity & physical exercise they love & if they have lots of variety.........not because they want the fastest way to get it done.
I agree! If a person does not like jogging then there is a very low possibility of them sticking with it for a long period of time.
Before the quarantine, I used to use the Cybex daily at the gym. For the past 6 weeks I've been staying at DD's caring for my grandsons, as she and son in law have crucial jobs, and oldest grandsons's school is now closed for the rest of the term. I had to find a new method to work out (to prevent the "quarantine 15"), so I took up running again. It got a little hard on my knees (I'm 60), so I alternate with brisk walking, 4 to 5 miles a day. I just don't feel as if I'm achieving the same calorie burn as I did on the Cybex, although it's nice exercising outside watching the sun rise, seeing the cows and horses, etc. It got boring doing the same route, so I started going down different back roads.
Running/jogging/speedwalking is okay for now, but when this nightmare is over, I'll go back to the gym and Cybex.
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) was about being incredibly healthy and fit and having a huge amount of fun. No, it wasn't fun when I started, but it GOT fun when I got better at it, and I would make running tapes (digital these days of course) and run to my favorite music and oh my gosh, it was a blast and I miss it terribly.
