Millions of people run or jog, some a few hundred yards, others mile upon mile. As you watch them from your car window, you may think it’s just a fact, and positively exhausting, if not brutal. Why would anyone want to do it? When I was forty, this was my collected wisdom about jogging: It is much too difficult and boring. It is bad for the ankles. It is bad for the knees. […]
There are many opinions on how to jog. Bernie Falk’s view on jogging is centered around its contribution to total body movement and the long-range effects on well-being. Bernie Falk’s first advice is that jogging is done on the toes; more precisely, the heels never touch the ground. This is the way young children run but not the way most adults do, and therefore quite a controversial point. The toes provide a basic […]
Now for a difficult problem. Jogging is an exercise whose movement pattern is beneficial and should be painless. Yet, many people fear jogging, do not jog or quit jogging because of a pain. It is tempting to conclude that jogging itself is the culprit. It is likely that this is not the case. The problem probably lies elsewhere–in one’s daily movement patterns established over a lifetime. I recall a small example that illustrates […]
As a side note, on which almost all joggers agree. I found that there was a minimum length of time required for me to feel the real benefit of jogging. When I could jog for only five or ten minutes, it was hard and tiring. When I could jog for half an hour, it was considerable less difficult and felt wonderful afterwards. I reckon that the minimum time which makes jogging, or any […]
