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Jogging in place

demorelli
demorelli Posts: 508 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What are your opinions on logging jogging in place? I don't have a fitbit and I don't really know what pace I'm at. I'm at work so I can't really leave for a walk but I'm really antsy today and want to be moving.

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    It's good exercise., so keep doing it, pace doesn't really matter that much.
  • ejbronte
    ejbronte Posts: 867 Member
    I do it when I don't feel like going outside and walking or if it's been a slow day movement-wise. Say I do this for about 10 minutes (I have a Withings step-counter). The jog burns something around 100 calories. If I jog in place for around 30 minutes, my Withings gives me a good 300-calorie burn count.
  • jennypapage
    jennypapage Posts: 489 Member
    ejbronte wrote: »
    I do it when I don't feel like going outside and walking or if it's been a slow day movement-wise. Say I do this for about 10 minutes (I have a Withings step-counter). The jog burns something around 100 calories. If I jog in place for around 30 minutes, my Withings gives me a good 300-calorie burn count.

    Unless you're quite heavy, that doesn't sound right. i ran a 10k outside, in 1h23' and i only got 390kcal. today. My 5k in 37' gave me less than 200kcal.I can't imagine jogging in place would burn that many calories in such a short amount of time.
  • BCullari
    BCullari Posts: 33 Member
    demorelli wrote: »
    What are your opinions on logging jogging in place? I don't have a fitbit and I don't really know what pace I'm at. I'm at work so I can't really leave for a walk but I'm really antsy today and want to be moving.

    I jog in place as a warm-up for jumping rope or plyometrics.
    You won't get great results just jogging in place, but something beats nothing.
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