Rashun Reece Feb.23, 2015 PHED 1004 Jogging Journal

The Health Benefits of Jogging There are many health benefits that you can get from jogging. Some would say that it helps your breathing and some say that it helps keeps the body active. I will now explain all of the right health benefits that you can get from jogging. Jogging is the next step from walking the main intentions are to increase your fitness, endurance, and burn tons of calories. What does jogging do to your body to benefit from it? It helps strengthen your heart and lungs and reduces your risk for developing heart disease, aid in weight control, promotes healthy bones and reduces your risk for developing osteoporosis. The easiest technique for jogging is a 30 minute jogging routine it helps burns between 240 and 400 calories. There are different and similar health benefits of jogging for men and women. For women jogging helps the menstruation cycle, sweating releases water that helps with the bloating and also reduces the pain of cramps and can actually help to lessen the discomforts. For men jogging benefits since men tend to become more stressed, depressed, or angry compared to women. Some jogging benefits have different effect on men and women. For instance, men who take up jogging regularly achieve muscle growth and definition. However, with women, as there is a lack of testosterone production, the muscles worked i.e. the buttocks, arms as well as thighs will gain a more toned look as opposed to the muscular look of their male counterparts. The big advantage of jogging over walking is that you can cover the same distance in a shorter period of time. The disadvantage is that it can result in more injuries than walking, because the strain placed on both muscles and joints is greater, but with proper shoes and preparation through stretching,