Jogging 5 kms a day?

[Akshay99]

Jogging 5 kms a day! Good or bad?Bad in the sense is it OK or am I straining myself?

[KERMlT]

That's about 3 miles which is about 30 minutes for the workout. Your fitness level would be needed to determine if it will strain yourself. Just drink plenty of water, stretch, and try to run on grass instead of pavement since it is better on the joints. Watch out for holes and rocks so you don't twist an ankle. Keep a phone on you incase you need some assistance. You could put it in a waterproof bag so the sweat or rain doesn't damage it. Wear some reflective material and you could put headphones in one ear so you can still hear road traffic.

[Akshay99]

Tat was a kool suggestion...!Thnx a lot:)

[beastman88]

well if you find your in a lot of pain a few hrs after then id say your straining yourself. id also do more cardio with less impact on the body like swimming its great and relaxing and you'll use muscles you thought you never had. so I say switch it up every now and again

[Akshay99]

K thnx:)

[upood]

get good shoes, lots of water and massage your legs/feet after and you're good I'm sure. or ask your doctor to be completely sure!

[Akshay99]

Ya I hv a reebok..! I think tat's gud enuf...I massage em frequently!

[Anonymous]

Running's bad for you. Seriously it really messes with your knees and ankles.

[Akshay99]

My ankles and knees are pretty strong...So I don hv any prob with them..!

[Opinion Owner]

Well no, not now.. But if you keep going you might.

[Akshay99]

In the long run yu mean?

[AlexCab]

Sorry to interrupt this chain: running is not bad. There are actually these things called "marathons" where you run 42kms, pretty intense. It can be bad if you don't do it right, and at some point you will need to stop...but that's pretty much life I would say :)

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah, everything's going to get you in the long run.. But many people are under the illusion that running isn't going to affect any joints - it is.

If you enjoy it then carry on (my joints are shot to pieces because of gymnastics, I don't intend to stop til I have to though). But don't sit there under the illusion that it'll be fine - if you do it a lot it will hurt later on.

[Love_is_in_the_air]

shes right, sit in the couch and eat all day, don't mind the millions of people who jog ,no, they are stupid for doing it

[Akshay99]

HAHA lol!

[AlexCab]

5kms a day is good depending on a number of things. a) time it takes you, b) speed (constant vs variable), c) is it painful or are you enjoying it?

I think 5km is an excellent number for daily runs.

[Akshay99]

It takes me arnd 20-25 min on an average.Speed I am nt sure...Bt I maintain a particular speed through out...No I don feel any pain in me...!

[AlexCab]

do you use a heart monitor? that would be good to know how you're doing :)

[Akshay99]

Nope I don hv one...

[martyfellow]

5 km is easily manageable..any runner in training does a lot more. Keep it up! Have good shoes and avoid concrete!

[Akshay99]

Ok thanks:):)

[Love_is_in_the_air]

used to run 10 at my prime :P but I was loosing weight and since I lost it, I lost my motivation and now I barely run 6 ^^

[Akshay99]

Ok...