Jogging: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
==Definition== |
==Definition== |
||
This is the defenition for jogging, as in running, not the made up term by an extremly gay teacher who goes by Mr. Eriksen. <br> |
|||
The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. [[George A. Sheehan|Dr. George Sheehan]], a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank".<ref>[http://www.quotegarden.com/running.html Running Quotes, Sayings about Runners, Jogging Quotations]</ref> Others are usually more specific, defining jogging as running slower than 6 mph (10 minute per mile pace, 10 km/h, 6 min/km).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/health_and_fitness/4286146.stm BBC SPORT | Health & Fitness | Are you running properly?]</ref> |
The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. [[George A. Sheehan|Dr. George Sheehan]], a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank".<ref>[http://www.quotegarden.com/running.html Running Quotes, Sayings about Runners, Jogging Quotations]</ref> Others are usually more specific, defining jogging as running slower than 6 mph (10 minute per mile pace, 10 km/h, 6 min/km).<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/health_and_fitness/4286146.stm BBC SPORT | Health & Fitness | Are you running properly?]</ref> |
||
Revision as of 15:47, 30 March 2010
Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. The main intention is to increase fitness with less stress on the body than from faster running.
Definition
This is the defenition for jogging, as in running, not the made up term by an extremly gay teacher who goes by Mr. Eriksen.
The definition of jogging as compared with running is not standard. Dr. George Sheehan, a running expert, is quoted to have said "the difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank".[1] Others are usually more specific, defining jogging as running slower than 6 mph (10 minute per mile pace, 10 km/h, 6 min/km).[2]
History
In 1593 William Shakespeare wrote in Taming of the Shrew, Katerina tells off a gentleman to go jogging till his boots go green; this was a proverb meaning going when you are most ready or able.[3] The etymology of the word is unknown, but it may be related to shog or be a new invention in the sixteenth century. At that point, it usually meant to leave.[4]
The term "jog" was often used in English and American literature to describe short quick movements, either intentional or unintentional. Richard Jefferies, an English Naturalist, wrote of "joggers" describing them as quickly moving people who brushed others aside as they passed.[5]
The terms to jog and jogging as referring to a form of exercise, originated in England in the mid seventeenth century. This usage became common throughout the British Empire and in his 1884 novel My Run Home the Australian author Rolf Boldrewood wrote "your bedroom curtains were still drawn as I passed on my morning jog".
In the United States jogging was also called "roadwork" when athletes in training, such as boxers, customarily ran several miles each day as part of their conditioning. In New Zealand during the 1960s or 1970s the word "roadwork" was mostly supplanted by the word "jogging", promoted by coach Arthur Lydiard, who is credited with popularizing jogging. The idea of jogging as an organised activity was mooted in a sports page article in the New Zealand Herald in February 1962, which told of a group of former athletes and fitness enthusiasts who would meet once a week to run for "fitness and sociability". Since they would be jogging, the newspaper suggested that the club "may be called the Auckland Joggers Club"—which is thought to be the first use of the noun "jogger". University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman, after jogging with Lydiard in New Zealand, brought the concept of jogging as exercise to the United States in 1962. Bowerman published the book Jogging in 1966, and later updated the book for a 1967 republication. Bowerman established jogging programs for men and women of all ages. The popularity of these programs helped to spread the concept of jogging, as an exercise for everyone, throughout the United States.[6] Many jogging and running clubs started up all over the world. The "MABAC" Running League are probably the pioneers of road running in Britain, founded in 1977. The prime mover was Alan Blatchford, who organised a running group at the British Aircraft Corporation in Weybridge (now British Aerospace). Ralph Henley brought in runners from Matthew Arnold School, Ashstead. This running league is still active.[7]
Exercise
Jogging is often used by serious runners as a means of active recovery during interval training. The runner who may just have completed a fast 400 metre repetition at a sub-5-minute mile pace, may drop to an 8-minute mile pace for a recovery lap.
Like other types of aerobic exercise, jogging is an excellent means of improving cardiovascular health, bone density, and physical fitness.
Notes
- ^ Running Quotes, Sayings about Runners, Jogging Quotations
- ^ BBC SPORT | Health & Fitness | Are you running properly?
- ^ [1] The Taming of the Shrew
- ^ [2] Think on My Words
- ^ [3] The Open Air
- ^ Bowerman, William J., W.E. Harris, and James M. Shea, Jogging. Grosset & Dunlap; New York, New York, 1967.
- ^ "MABAC Running League". Retrieved 2009-04-13.
References
- The Complete Book of Running (Hardcover) by James Fixx, Random House; 1st edition (September 12, 1977) ISBN 0-394-41159-5
- Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running (Hardcover) by James Fixx, Random House; 1st edition (March 12, 1980) ISBN 0-394-50898-X
- Jogging by William J. Bowerman and W.E. Harris, with James M. Shea; New York, Grosset & Dunlap [1967]LCCN 67016154