Jogging
Running is one of the most natural and ancient forms of human movement, dating back to competitive races in ancient Greece. It remains a popular choice for anyone looking to improve their fitness, offering numerous benefits like enhanced endurance and stamina. Whether it’s a steady jog or a moderate run, this activity contributes to overall mental and physical well-being.
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Getting started with jogging: Slowly and regularly
In the beginning, the motto is: walk as slowly as possible so that the body gets used to the strain and the basic endurance is improved. If you can talk to each other without any problems during the activity, you have chosen the right pace.
Taking breaks from walking is not a bad thing at all. Especially in the beginning, you can alternate between jogging for one minute and walking for one minute to allow your heart rate to recover during the walking breaks. As your endurance improves, you can gradually increase the amount of jogging and reduce the amount of walking.
In addition to running, it also makes sense to train for other sports. For example, cycling and swimming train different muscles than running, in addition to basic endurance. So you can also prepare for a triathlon at the same time.
Choosing your jogging routes: With variety to success
When choosing your jogging routes, variety is important to maintain motivation and make progress. If you always jog the same lap, you will quickly lose the fun and not challenge your body enough.
That's why you should combine different forms of training such as short tempo runs, medium distances with different paces (driving game) and long, slow endurance runs. Different surfaces on your routes also provide variation in your training. In addition, you should always include climbs with a good amount of altitude gain to provide new stimuli and strengthen your leg muscles at the same time.
We have put together various jogging routes of different lengths for the different types of training.
What equipment do you need for jogging?
Jogging with the features of Outdooractive
- Interactive map: terrain, trail conditions and altitude - with the Outdooractive map you have all the relevant information you need for your jogging experience.
- Navigate and track: Find beautiful jogging routes and let our app navigate you, so you always have the best orientation. You can also record your own track, create your own jogging tour and inspire others.
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