Even though most overweight people know that running is a great way to burn off excess calories, most of them fail to continue running after some time because running becomes a very 'boring' and 'difficult' exercise to them after some time.
However, since walking and jogging are about the simplest exercises that you can do to burn off excess calories; you would probably have to do a bit of jogging and walking if you are serious about shedding off extra body weight.
So, in this article we are going to reveal several tips that have been offered by different top fitness experts on how you can actually enjoy jogging:
Tip 1 - Talk while you are jogging; you should be able to pass the 'talk test' while you are running and this means that you should try to engage in a conversation while you are jogging. If need be, you should lower your pace of running so that you do not get tired too quickly; it is better to be too slow when you are running than to be too fast.
Tip 2 - It is better to monitor the amount of time that you spend running instead of trying to monitor the distance that you covered and your speed of running. If you are going to use any parameter to measure your progress, you should monitor the amount of time that you spend jogging every day.
Tip 3 - Once you start running for up to 20 minutes and above, you should make sure that you stay properly hydrated. This is particularly important when you jog during summer time when the weather is hot.
You can pass through the park or the gas station when jogging so that you would be able to stop to get some water on your way. You can also stash water along your route before you actually start jogging.
Tip 4 - Add some weight training to your workouts to build up your muscles and bone density so as to make your body less prone to injury. You should engage in 20 minutes strength workouts a couple of times every week and you can engage the services of a personal trainer to help you to develop a program that you can make use of at home.
Tip 5 - Do not engage in stretching exercises before you run, because the stretching of your cold muscles will only make you more prone to injury; you should stretch after you finish running.
Tip 6 - Find a training partner that you can run with; this will help you to stay motivated as you will always have someone to converse with when you are running.
Tip 7 - Run outdoors; if you can run outdoors instead of running indoors on your treadmill, you will be able to get some fresh inspiring air when jogging and you will also get to enjoy the scenery of the beautiful parts of your town or city.