BS: Jogging - boring?

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: kendall
Date: 10 Dec 11 - 09:08 PM

Jogging? I'd rather watch cans rust.

Jim Dixon, old Maine saying, "The journey IS the destination. Getting there is half of the fun.In this case, the longer the trip the better.
If you want to race, buy a sports car.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Tunesmith
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 03:49 AM

Are you crazy!!!
Stuck in a fuel guzzling, anti-social, anti-environmental anti-a multitude of other things - vehicle OR, be gliding through forest paths, in a fantastic state mental relaxation, and with a terrific feeling of well being.
The choice is a no brainer!

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: kendall
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 06:36 AM

You nailed it.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: kendall
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 03:27 PM

There are better ways to get your heart rate up.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Tunesmith
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 04:18 PM

It's just come to me that to enjoy - really enjoy - jogging, you've got to work at it.
Think about this analogy: You're learning to play the guitar. At first you're fumbling around trying to make simple chord changes and often getting frustrated at your efforts.
But if you stick at it, a whole world of satisfying, rewarding enjoyment is waiting for you
Same with running. At first it is hard work. The muscles rebel. You feel a bit foolish.
But given time, you will really grow in to those running shoes. You will love the sense of well-being, and the quality time that you can spend with youself - just you and your thoughts.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: kendall
Date: 11 Dec 11 - 04:21 PM

I suffered a back injury in the service, and some things are not options for me. Jogging is one. Using an "Irish banjo"* is another.
*shovel.

Walking on a cement floor is murder.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 03:11 AM

But that's no reason to decry others' participation.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 08:35 AM

For me it would have to be in a place where there is lovely scenery and a pub at the end of it preferably in a nice setting.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: kendall
Date: 12 Dec 11 - 11:48 AM

Decry other's participation? I don't remember doing that.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: GUEST,Manuel
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 11:35 AM

GUEST Patsy, the jogging, the lovely scenery and the pub would be even greater fun if you had me as your inspiring jogging companion!

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Charmion
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 09:56 PM

Not boring but painful -- i have asthma, and the lungs don't like to work that hard, Walking does the job nicely, thank you, and in an Ottawa summer, one can get plenty sweaty just strolling. Winter is a bit of an issue because the footing is so bad.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Crowhugger
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 10:52 PM

Charmion, I got myself a pair of these things which allow me to walk on even the smoothest ice. They are pricey compared to what's readily available in cheaper stores, but those ones fell apart during the 3rd use. Plus, I learned in the first 10 minutes that slip-on cleats also slip off. My Icers are now headed into their 3rd winter of daily use. I haven't needed the kit of replacement cleats yet, maybe this winter. I have needed to trim a few stray fibres from the straps. My winter boots are such a different sized footprint than my wellies that I bought a 2nd smaller pair to fit them, for use on spring days when there is still plenty of ice & snow on the trails yet the air is too warm for true-winter boots.

My Icers get tossed into my car around Hallowe'en (though that was kind of early with this year's weather!), so I always have them when I get to the dog park--it's just enough higher elevation and a couple of miles inland from Lake Ontario so that the weather is colder & snowier than home, so I'm never sure when I'll need to start using them.

With only the least bit of attention I can confidently walk on pure sheet ice even made super-slippery with melt water or friction. Even on slopes. Just TRY skidding with them on, they simply don't slip. Ahhh, I imagine it would feel smugly good to smile and tramp past people on all-fours trying to get back up a hill they were foolish enough to go down. However I stop and lend an arm, get them up one at a time (or sometimes they hitch their dog to assist against gravity). It's a thrill that even with my incredibly bad back I can get me AND them up the main hill on the trail no problem. Though it's even more amazing how many of those people have a pair of icers they left in their car.

Icers also help grip fresh snow, definitely it's easier walking with them than without. But they do add a bit of weight to the foot so, with my bad back, I shorten my walks for the first week of use to build up strength, and work back up to the usual time. Far cheaper than gym membership and I actually use them daily.

Subject: RE: BS: Jogging - boring?
From: Bert
Date: 18 Dec 11 - 09:19 PM

Way back when I was in school, long before the jogging craze, our sports master used to get us "Trotting" as he called it.

Kinda like jogging but more relaxed, you let your arms hang by your sides and keep your weight more on the balls of your feet.

It gives you almost the same exercise advantages without putting stress on your leg bones.