Comments on: Health Benefits of Jogging and Running http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-6013 MotleyHealth Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:03 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-6013 Hi Jason. Your routine should not make any major difference. If your breakfast is large (you say heavier) then this may not help you lose fat. If your weight is not reducing then look at your portion size. A banana before running should be enough, and then a healthy meal with lean proteins and not too much starch. Sleeping after exercise is good - we grow and get stronger when resting, not when working / exercising. Hi Jason. Your routine should not make any major difference. If your breakfast is large (you say heavier) then this may not help you lose fat. If your weight is not reducing then look at your portion size. A banana before running should be enough, and then a healthy meal with lean proteins and not too much starch. Sleeping after exercise is good – we grow and get stronger when resting, not when working / exercising.

]]> By: jason http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-6012 jason Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:37:00 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-6012 Hi, due to the nature of my work, i am only able to jog in the wee hours of the morning (usually around 4 to 5am) Normally what i do is have a light meal before i jog, and then followed by a much more heavier meal after. I then get back to bed and wake up somewhere in the late afternoon. Will these routine help me in my desire to burn belly fat? Or will it just do nothing for me due to my eating and sleeping after my jog. Hi, due to the nature of my work, i am only able to jog in the wee hours of the morning (usually around 4 to 5am) Normally what i do is have a light meal before i jog, and then followed by a much more heavier meal after. I then get back to bed and wake up somewhere in the late afternoon. Will these routine help me in my desire to burn belly fat? Or will it just do nothing for me due to my eating and sleeping after my jog.

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5973 MotleyHealth Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:02:22 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5973 Hi Kay, jogging will get you fitter and healthier, but it is not always to the solution to weight loss. You need to up the tempo for that. What sort of training did you do for stepping and track? Why not draw up a routine based on what you used to do and follow it. If you decide on jogging, then do some sprint drills too, mix it up. Stop to do jumping jacks too. Make it more of a circuit training routine. Hi Kay, jogging will get you fitter and healthier, but it is not always to the solution to weight loss. You need to up the tempo for that. What sort of training did you do for stepping and track? Why not draw up a routine based on what you used to do and follow it. If you decide on jogging, then do some sprint drills too, mix it up. Stop to do jumping jacks too. Make it more of a circuit training routine.

]]> By: Kay http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5972 Kay Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:50:37 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5972 Hi, I used to be a high stepper in high school and I threw on the track team. I did it for four years, but when I graduated in 2005 all the activities stopped. I havent been active since I graduated and have packed on alot of pounds. The pounds are mostly in my breast and my stomach. I have been thinking about jogging mon-fri on the premises of the apartment complex where I live, so that I can get back active and lose weight. Do you really think jogging 5 times a week will help me to lose weight? I am 22 years of age about 5'5 to 5'6 and I weigh 190 pounds and I have weighed that for about a little over a year now. Will jogging really help me? Hi, I used to be a high stepper in high school and I threw on the track team. I did it for four years, but when I graduated in 2005 all the activities stopped. I havent been active since I graduated and have packed on alot of pounds. The pounds are mostly in my breast and my stomach. I have been thinking about jogging mon-fri on the premises of the apartment complex where I live, so that I can get back active and lose weight. Do you really think jogging 5 times a week will help me to lose weight? I am 22 years of age about 5′5 to 5′6 and I weigh 190 pounds and I have weighed that for about a little over a year now. Will jogging really help me?

]]> By: RONIE http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5955 RONIE Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:16 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5955 I used to do a jogging exercise for the past 5 years already but when I stopped jogging for almost 2 months now i feel heavier, and I gain weight. I just returned back my daily routine jogging 45 minutes for 4 times a week for approximately 5kms. Am i doing the right thing? What are the disadvantages if i stop jogging. Thanks I used to do a jogging exercise for the past 5 years already but when I stopped jogging for almost 2 months now i feel heavier, and I gain weight. I just returned back my daily routine jogging 45 minutes for 4 times a week for approximately 5kms. Am i doing the right thing? What are the disadvantages if i stop jogging. Thanks

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5954 MotleyHealth Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:42:59 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5954 Hi Pamela, if you are tired and have time to sleep, then sleep. Sleeping does not make you bigger. You recover faster when sleeping and will get fitter quicker. Hi Pamela, if you are tired and have time to sleep, then sleep. Sleeping does not make you bigger. You recover faster when sleeping and will get fitter quicker.

]]> By: pamela http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5953 pamela Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:40 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5953 hi! It is almost 3 weeks when I started jogging. Jogging really helps me in loosing excessive fats. However, during afternoon I feel sleepy, and apparently I sleep for about 45 mins - 1 hour. Some friends said that sleeping in the afternoon is not good when you're jogging. It will make you bigger as they said. Is that valid/true? hi! It is almost 3 weeks when I started jogging. Jogging really helps me in loosing excessive fats. However, during afternoon I feel sleepy, and apparently I sleep for about 45 mins – 1 hour. Some friends said that sleeping in the afternoon is not good when you’re jogging. It will make you bigger as they said. Is that valid/true?

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5952 MotleyHealth Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:46 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5952 Hi Harry. Jogging on alternative days will not have the same effect as a daily jog, but this does not mean that you will be significantly worse off. As you have been jogging for 2 years you are really the best person to determine how much you need. Cut back to every other day and assess how you look and feel. If you are still full of life, still slim, still happy, then it is enough. The walking alone may actually be enough, and walking is something that you can carry on doing for a long time. Did you see <a href="http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2009/11/walk-faster-to-live-longer.html" rel="nofollow">our new article on walking</a> today? Hi Harry. Jogging on alternative days will not have the same effect as a daily jog, but this does not mean that you will be significantly worse off. As you have been jogging for 2 years you are really the best person to determine how much you need. Cut back to every other day and assess how you look and feel. If you are still full of life, still slim, still happy, then it is enough. The walking alone may actually be enough, and walking is something that you can carry on doing for a long time. Did you see our new article on walking today?

]]> By: Harry John http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5951 Harry John Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:39:29 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5951 Hello, I look ten years younger than my age because I start my exercise at 6am daily with brisk walking which is followed up by 2-3Kms of jogging. I am doing it for the last two years and am physically fit with no showing up of belly. I only take rest on Sunday. Kindly inform that if I am jogging on alternate days, will it have the same effect like jogging on daily basis? What should be my speed if I am jogging on alternate days? Thank you Hello,

I look ten years younger than my age because I start my exercise at 6am daily with brisk walking which is followed up by 2-3Kms of jogging. I am doing it for the last two years and am physically fit with no showing up of belly. I only take rest on Sunday. Kindly inform that if I am jogging on alternate days, will it have the same effect like jogging on daily basis? What should be my speed if I am jogging on alternate days? Thank you

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5803 MotleyHealth Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:21:52 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5803 Jogging will certainly strengthen your legs. Just ensure that you eat a healthy well balanced diet, with plenty of lean proteins. If you are worried about getting to slim then do some weight training to build the muscles a little. This will give you a better shape. Jogging will certainly strengthen your legs. Just ensure that you eat a healthy well balanced diet, with plenty of lean proteins. If you are worried about getting to slim then do some weight training to build the muscles a little. This will give you a better shape.

]]> By: Laiken http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5800 Laiken Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:11:06 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5800 Hi.. Im 17 and i recently started jogging about 2km every day to keep active and fit.. But i already am quite thin and i dont want to loose any weight,i only want to tone my muscles.. So will jogging tone my muscles or will i loose weight? Thanks Hi.. Im 17 and i recently started jogging about 2km every day to keep active and fit.. But i already am quite thin and i dont want to loose any weight,i only want to tone my muscles.. So will jogging tone my muscles or will i loose weight?
Thanks

]]> By: Lydia http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5616 Lydia Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:18:38 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5616 Hi,thanks so much for this article. Im gona start jogging today. I wana get rid off this stubborn belly fat that i have. I want a slimmer waist and bigger legs. Hi,thanks so much for this article. Im gona start jogging today. I wana get rid off this stubborn belly fat that i have. I want a slimmer waist and bigger legs.

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5609 MotleyHealth Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:31:17 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5609 Hi Naveed, I have never heard of anyone getting taller as a result of jogging, so I think that the answer is unfortunately no. Hi Naveed, I have never heard of anyone getting taller as a result of jogging, so I think that the answer is unfortunately no.

]]> By: Naveed http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5608 Naveed Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:19:02 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5608 Heello..... well i recently started doing exercise especially like jogging well my current height is 5.4....and my age is 20..can i increase my height 4 to 6 foot with the help of thz exercise(jogging) Heello…..
well i recently started doing exercise
especially like jogging
well my current height is 5.4….and my age is 20..can i increase my height 4 to 6 foot
with the help of thz exercise(jogging)

]]> By: eddie g. http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5538 eddie g. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:59:48 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5538 I really need to start jogging again thanks for this article - gave me the motivation that I need to get off this computer and start stretching :) I really need to start jogging again thanks for this article – gave me the motivation that I need to get off this computer and start stretching :)

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5390 MotleyHealth Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:58:46 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5390 Ameo, give it time. Generally in the first month of jogging you are increasing your leg muscles and improving your cardiovascular system. As you get fitter, you will start to lose weight. Keep going, and hoping in another 4 weeks you will see improvements. Read these <a href="http://www.motleyhealth.com/fitness_and_strength/fitness/george-gandys-tips-on-running-for-fitness" rel="nofollow">running tips</a>, they are from a top athletics coach. Ameo, give it time. Generally in the first month of jogging you are increasing your leg muscles and improving your cardiovascular system. As you get fitter, you will start to lose weight. Keep going, and hoping in another 4 weeks you will see improvements. Read these running tips, they are from a top athletics coach.

]]> By: ameo http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5388 ameo Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:46:38 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5388 I jog everyday for two weeks already and I don't eat that much . Why am I not losing weight?? I jog everyday for two weeks already and I don’t eat that much . Why am I not losing weight??

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5255 MotleyHealth Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:19:58 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5255 Yes Lena, exercising 4-5 times a week will certainly get you fit. Just make sure that you push yourself harder each time. Run for longer, run faster, do more sun salutations! Yes Lena, exercising 4-5 times a week will certainly get you fit. Just make sure that you push yourself harder each time. Run for longer, run faster, do more sun salutations!

]]> By: lena http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5254 lena Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:25:08 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5254 Hi, I recently began jogging 30 to 45 minutes twice a week. I also do 60 minutes of power yoga 2 to 4 times a week. Due to my schedule I'm only able to jog on weekends. Do you believe this regime is enough to help me lose weight and become fit? Hi,

I recently began jogging 30 to 45 minutes twice a week. I also do 60 minutes of power yoga 2 to 4 times a week. Due to my schedule I’m only able to jog on weekends. Do you believe this regime is enough to help me lose weight and become fit?

]]> By: MotleyHealth http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/2008/10/health-benefits-of-jogging-and-running.html#comment-5192 MotleyHealth Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:41:46 +0000 http://www.motleyhealth.com/articles/?p=1070#comment-5192 Well done Joe, that is excellent. People generally start to see the most gains from the 2nd and 3rd months as their bodies get used to the training and the running muscles start to strengthen. Stick with it. Well done Joe, that is excellent. People generally start to see the most gains from the 2nd and 3rd months as their bodies get used to the training and the running muscles start to strengthen. Stick with it.

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