Will jogging get you fit?

ArmyofHarmony · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:21

I've played football every week day in the past 3 weeks and I've noticed a difference.

Don't feel like a fat mess anymore (even though im skinny anyway)

Football is better than plain jogging, it also seems like less effort, because its stop starty.

nealw · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:25

try fartlekking, it really does improve your fitness a lot

for instance 100m sprinting, 300m jogging, 100m sprinting, 300m jogging etc etc.

firstborn · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:28

Spacky said:
Yes it will get you fit but knacker your knees up in years to come, speed walking is far more safer.

You have a source to back that up? Probably not.

As with most forms of physical exercise; poor technique, lack of preparation, too much to soon, etc., may lead to physical injury. There is no evidence that running in itself 'knackers your kness up'.

ElRazur · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:28

Jogging should get you fit but other factors will also help determine that. E.g If you look like Rik waller, you need to consider other avenue before taking a long/short distance jogging.
Also your medical history comes into play etc, You best bet will be to speak to one of these "Get-fit instructors" and take things from there.

Spacky · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:31

firstborn said:
You have a source to back that up? Probably not.

How about experience? Personal from a 1st, 2nd POV. Can you back experience up?

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How about low impact and high impact, anywhere where you jar your knees you do damage.

nealw · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:35

road running is not good for your knees, fact

however, i got some specialist running shoes from a shop where they measured all my feet, the arch of my foot, my running technique on the treadmill etc until i got the perfect pair and it really does make a difference. it really is worth the extra £20 or so you pay more than JJB or wherever.

Oracle · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:38

One More Solo said:
I believe it's a soft 'j'... "yogging". Anyway, apparently you just run.

For an inextended period of time??

DJammyRasta · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:40

lol when will people realise everything is bad for you... dont not get fit just because your legs might be a bit stiffer than your fat friends when your all 60 (and they have died from heart conditions)

and if your going running in the morning wake me up, ive been meaning to start going running again for a while now... but cant bring myself to get out of bed in the mornings

MrWhippy · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:41

nealw said:
i got some specialist running shoes from a shop where they measured all my feet...

how many feet do you have?

One More Solo · 25 Jul 2006 at 10:43

Oracle said:
For an inextended period of time??

I believe it's an extended period of time. It's supposed to be wild.

Calum · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:05

I ate a big red candle!

Spacky · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:06

Calum said:
I ate a big red candle!

Whats that got to do with the price of Oranges and Apples?

kitten_caboodle · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:08

MrWhippy said:
how many feet do you have?

*tea, everywhere*

Borris · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:10

Spacky said:
Whats that got to do with the price of Oranges and Apples?

LOUD NOISES!!!

Serj · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:13

Borris said:
LOUD NOISES!!!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!

Phog · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:16

Spacky said:
I always say what was running and walking designed for?

We were designed to run when hunting and to avoid danger, walking was designed to get us from A-B.

Therefore I say jogging is an unnatural form of exercise

We also follow unnatural diets and lifestyles.

Spacky · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:25

Phog said:
We also follow unnatural diets and lifestyles.

Indeed we eat food from other countries which our bodies and diets are not designed for

firstborn · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:28

Spacky said:
How about experience? Personal from a 1st, 2nd POV. Can you back experience up?

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Guess you answered you own question

- I've now been running for 26 years and the only problems I've suffered were from over training. I still maintain that running in itself isn't a proven cause of joint problems.

Redman · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:30

nealw said:
try fartlekking, it really does improve your fitness a lot

for instance 100m sprinting, 300m jogging, 100m sprinting, 300m jogging etc etc.

fartlekking? Is that a real word?

Anyway, I used to train doing something similar to that & it's pretty effective.

Need to get back into it really, I now find myself with an unnatural love of lager, and a beer belly to lose...

Spacky · 25 Jul 2006 at 11:31

firstborn said:
Guess you answered you own question - I've now been running for 26 years and the only problems I've suffered were from over training. I still maintain that running in itself isn't a proven cause of joint problems.

Jogging is known as a contributing factor to Patellofemoral problems as far as I know.

Someone else can find the sources and back it up and derail thread into a medical issue and get it closed