Jogging

Jogging is not running. Some people think it is, but those people are joggers. And joggers are different than runners. Runners can jog, but rarely do joggers run. It’s just the way it is. It’s like apples and small apples. One thing you need to know about jogging is that it is still slower than some race-walkers. Of course the slower race-walkers are still slower than the fastest joggers. But the slowest joggers are probably slower than the fastest race-walkers. Ok, stop it, this is about running vs jogging. Let’s look at the time differentials:

Ok, enough math, science and Spanish. The great thing about jogging is that it requires very little equipment. You need some good running shoes or cross trainers. You need some good fitting athletic wear. You might even need a jog bra. Yep, jogging is so popular that there is even an entire line of bras called jog bras. It’s better than sky diving that has no bras named after it. By the way, a jog is generally 3 miles. But can get up to 8 sometimes. Rarely is a jog over 5 miles. Jogging is usually meant to mean running under 6 miles an hour. But to us that still seems too fast for jogging.

You can also jog in other ways. Like you can jog someone’s memory. Or you can nudge or push by jogging. Let’s use it in a sentence: “She jogged his elbow and his face fell on the table.” Jogging is super fun and it can make you feel like you are getting into shape. You can jog with people or on your own or even with a baby in a jog stroller. Bras and strollers just for jogging? What’s next, Jog Socks? Wait, write that down! Remember jogging is also a great form of exercise for dogs with short legs, like wiener dogs. 

Jogging is an old term. William Shakespeare used jogging as a term in Taming of the Shrew. It’s funny, after all these years no one still knows what a shrew is, but they do know jogging. Because jogging is fun. It requires very little warm up or cool down. You can do it almost anywhere. And there is NO pressure to be the best jogger. No one wins or loses at jogging. But everyone wins because jogging is good for you. Unless you die jogging by getting hit by a car or a heart attack or dog attack. Or untamed shrew attack! But usually it’s good for you. Go jogging.