Silly question: Difference between jogging and running????

bidwhist

My thinking is, jogging is at a slower pace, and running is a faster pace of doing the same thing.

:huh:

sjcply

yep

kdelost630

Pretty much. Weight Watchers draws the line at 5mph. Anything under that is jogging (aka a 12minute mile).

KarmaxKitty

Some people count it as the same thing, so I also always wondered...

bregalad5

I don't worry about the differentiation. I do what I can, be it 4mph or 8mph (my average is usually around 5, but I get up to 8 sometimes according to My Tracks)

deathstarclock

Jogging and running use different energy systems :drinker:

mea9

Jogging is for exercise. Running there's someone behind you.

supertracylynn

Fast twitch vs slow twitch muscles.

I am a jogger because my fast twitch muscles don't work very well.

bidwhist

Jogging is for exercise. Running there's someone behind you.

:laugh: :laugh:

deathstarclock

Fast twitch vs slow twitch muscles.

I am a jogger because my fast twitch muscles don't work very well.

Actually, you use slow twitch in both activities... Sprinting uses fast twitch.

llkilgore

Pretty much. Weight Watchers draws the line at 5mph. Anything under that is jogging (aka a 12minute mile).

I don't know how they can come up with any sort of meaningful definition based entirely on speed. What's jogging for a tall male in his late teens is likely to be running - or even sprinting - for a short female in her late 50s.

cricketannie

Jogging is for exercise. Running there's someone behind you.

hahahaha
too funny

I have never really known the difference, but then again, I have never really been able to run. I can jog now, but only for short distances with walking in between.
All the web pages I have looked at about it define the difference between the speed.