Sunday, May 21, 2017

Running and Jogging

Running and jogging, both are the forms of aerobic exercise. Well, there has always been a misconception regarding 'aerobics'. The misconception is that, people consider aerobics is nothing but substitute of Zumba or dance.

The term 'aerobic' simple means something requiring oxygen. Aerobics therefore is a form of physical exercise that produces energy by combining oxygen with body fat.

Aerobics cannot be termed as substitute for Zumba or  say any other form of dance. These are one of the many forms of aerobics just like swimming, cycling, running, boxing and......


To the topic; running and jogging are two similar yet different forms of aerobics. The major difference between the two is the intensity. Running is more intense and fast than jogging. It requires more energy than jogging.

Running is an inexpensive exercise you can do anywhere; treadmill, parks, hills wherever you want. Since running is more intense than walking and jogging, it burns fat at  greater rate. It roughly takes an hour for a walker to burn same amount of fat that a runner burns in about 30 minutes.

Jogging is running at slower pace. If you are a beginner, I suggest you to start with jogging.

A daily 30 minutes of run or jog can burn 200-400 calories of your body fat. However, your weight does make difference in how much you burn. In general, heavier people burn calories at more rate than the lighter ones. Besides, the pace or intensity of your exercise also seem to matter. The more pace you run with, the more calories you burn.

Source: betterhealth.vic
             

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