jogging

oregonlady

i jog. for over an hour. (on weekends) (daily gym visits on weekdays)
i jog slower than my hubby or daughter walks!!!:laugh: :embarassed: :laugh: :embarassed:
i've been doing this for years now. :laugh:
but i enjoy "jogging" that way. i tried pushing myself to go faster.
:happy: YES! i can push myself! :happy: but i dont enjoy my hour+ jog as much when i do that..:indifferent:

please help me understand if/why should i push myself to jog faster?

thank you,

robin

darthkatalyst

i do the same thing, a friend and i were talking about that on our nightly walk last night :bigsmile:

gemiwing

Why do you 'have' to go faster? Maybe just enjoy where you are now? :flowerforyou:

I like this outlook- and it reminds me why I keep going.
http://www.johnbingham.com/penguin.html

dabbett

You seem to be doing great having lost so much weight....I would keep up what you are doing if that is what you like. The only reason for you to run faster would be if you wanted to do a short road race. If not, then keep doing what you are doing as you are burning calories and most likely reducing stress at the same time. Have a great day.

Azdak

If you want to go faster, just include some faster-paced intervals in your run, or add an interval-type workout to your routine.

Intervals don't have to be all-out sprints--just a little more work than you are currently doing.

If the body receives the same stimulus all the time, it will not improve as much.

Start by increasing your running speed just a touch--even just 5-10 secs/mile for 1 minute every 10 minutes of your run--that's 6 min out of a 1 hr run.

If that feels comfortable, keep the interval the same and trying going a touch faster again, or try going a little longer each interval.

Moving up to a higher level of performance can have a lot of benefits and it can be done in such a way (described above) that it is not uncomfortable or too much of a struggle. Eventually, the faster speed will feel "normal".