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Jog or Brisk Walk - They are the same

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Jog or Walk? Walk or Jog?

It really does not matter, health-wise, whether you pick jogging or brisk walking as your exercise of choice. It is how often and for how long you do the exercise that count in the long run.

True, pounding the pavement and treadmill burn off more calories than walking with quick steps and give faster results for those who want to look good. But if you are looking at cutting down the risk of diseases such as colon and breast cancer, heart problems, diabetes or depression and anxiety, either would do equally well

Whether a person jog or does brisk walking is not important. The key is his exercise volume - how frequently he exercises and at what intensity and duration

Frequency and Duration

A person needs to jog or brisk walk at a low to moderate intensity for about 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week.

The greater his exercise volume, the more the health benefits. Hence, a person who exercises 30 minutes five times a week will gain more health benefits compared to one who exercises 30 minutes three times a week.

Intensity

At low to moderate intensity, a person's breathing or heart rate goes up to about 60 to 80 per cent of his maximum heart rate, but he can still carry on a conversation in short phrases with lots of breathing pauses in between

The maximum heart rate of a healthy adult is estimated to be 220 minus his age.

Studies have shown that exercising in bouts is as effective as exercising continuously at the same intensity. This means that someone who exercises at low intensity for 15 minutes four time a day will achieve the same health benefits as someone who exercises at the same intensity for 60 minutes once a day
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Jogging

Jogging burns more calories as more energy is needed to lift the body off the ground. For those who want to lose weight may find jogging more suitable as they need to lose more calories than they eat.

The downside is that during a jog, the impact to the knee is about four times that of the person's body weight and hence, a person who suffer from any injuries or degeneration of the lower limb or back joint may not find jogging is as appropriate.
How to Jog
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Brisk Walking

In brisk walking, one foot is always in contact with the ground but in jogging, there are brief moments when both feet are off the ground. When walking on level ground, the impact to the knee is only about 2.6 times that of the body weight. As many overweight people do suffer from some degree of knee or ankle pain, brisk walking may be better than jogging for them due to the lower impact on their knees and ankles.

Brisk walking is better for people who have not exercise in a long time. It allows the body to slowly adapt to the demands of the exercise and reduce the risk of injury. Once a person's body adapts to the exercise and his fitness improves, he can then gradually increase the intensity of the exercise.

Brisk walk guide for beginners

Brisk walk alternate beginners.mp4
by djblack9 | video info

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Check out some guide books on brisk walking in Amazon

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Whether a person jogs or brisk walks, it is important that he enjoys what he he does. People are more likely to continue what they do if they enjoy them

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  • goo2eyes Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    everyday, i brisk walk to catch the underground trains. if i don't, i have to wait for 10 minutes for the next one and then i miss the bus. of course, i almost run between underground and upper level to meet my speed train which will take me to the bus.
  • karmicchristian Jul 14, 2011 @ 6:17 am | delete
    Great tips and nicely done. I shall take a walk now! Ciao. :)
  • Blessedmombygrace Jul 11, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Great tips. Welcome to squidoo.
  • Duane_Jackson Jul 10, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Very nicely done...and I'm sure a lot will benefit from this...
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