Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Average Joggler
Here’s an interesting study reported on at NPR. It seems that people are able to improve their physical fitness just by thinking about it. This same technique could be used to improve your joggling and even your juggling ability.
Maid study
Researchers at Harvard studied a group of maids and their exercise habits. They [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2008 by Average Joggler
Joggling is fun and that’s the primary reason I do it. But the reason I started running back in 1993 was strictly for the health of it. Living to 107 required some exercising and running was the cheapest sport I’d could find.
I also read the book Fit or Fat and was inspired by [...]
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Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Average Joggler
It starts with a scratchy feeling in the back of your throat.
Then a sinus feels clogged.
Then a blocked ear impairs hearing.
A bit of tinnitus might even sound.
You are officially sick.
Could it have anything to do with the hours of outdoor joggling in the frigid Chicago winter weather?
Running Sick
Serendipitously, the latest issue of Runner’s World had [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Average Joggler
For Christmas my fabulous sister-in-law gave me a great gift. It’s a training device called The Stick. It seems like it will be pretty good and already seems to be helping keep my muscles from getting too sore. Here is a short review based on my own experience and research.
What is The Stick?
This [...]
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Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Average Joggler
I don’t get it.
I exercise a lot. 1800 miles of joggling. 90 minutes a week of volleyball. Walking to stores instead of driving. Climbing 3 stories of stairs multiple times a day instead of an elevator. I’m a calorie burning machine.
So, explain to me how it’s possible that when I [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by Average Joggler
As a streaking joggler, you take many showers. It’s a reality of the sport. You run or joggle, you sweat. You sweat, you smell. And in my world, offensive odor is not endearing.
There have been days when my joggling activities have required me to take 3 showers, morning, noon, and night. [...]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by Average Joggler
A goal of most people is to live a long and healthy life. Unfortunately, we’re better at living long lives than we are at living healthy ones. Here is some research out of the Penisula Medical School that suggests regular physical activity in middle age will improve your physical ability later in life.
In [...]
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Posted on November 25th, 2007 by Average Joggler
Frequent readers of Just Your Average Joggler know my desire to live to 107. You also might know of my penchant for conducting experiments on myself. For example, there was the time I went an entire week without spending any money and the time I ate only nuts for a week. Maybe [...]
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Posted on November 15th, 2007 by Average Joggler
Imagine this.
You spend 8 hours, 23 minutes and 52 seconds running and juggling your way to joggling world record glory. You take over 80,000 steps and make that many throws and catches. You burn over 7500 calories while taking in only about 2000.
You’re weight change…+3 pounds.
That’s right, you actually GAIN weight by [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Average Joggler
It’s been proven that running and juggling is good for your heart. Scientists have shown over and over that regular, vigorous exercise (e.g. joggling) reduces the risk of heart attack and improves survival rates if you happen to have one. Exercise has even been shown to be beneficial for people with known heart [...]
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