what is a good jogging distance and time?

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: DanMart25
Since your main objective is to reduce the belly fat, from personal experience I would recommend that along with running you do some specific exercises to work on your abs as well; like crunches etc; that would yield results quicker.

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I wish I could make a slightly polite groan face. If only we had that :X

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Semidevil
I'm 25 year old, male, 135lbs, 5'6 tall. Im fairly skinny, but have been getting a noticeable belly fat.

I'm planning to jog every evening(weather permitting) to help reduce this belly fat and hopefully any cholestorol that might be in there.

How long should I jog every night for it to make a an impact? 20minutes? 30 minutes? 15 minutes?

And whatever time you guys say, does it mean 'non-stop' jogging? I started jogging a couple days ago and I start to get tired and weezy after the 7 to 8 minutes and I slow down or start walking. Is that insufficient? Am I required to keep a constant 'jogging' pace for this to affect my health?

**crap, wrong topic. can someone move this to the health forums.***

I cannot emphasize this enough to you: DO NOT START OUT TOO FAST. You want to get into a program that you can maintain - something that you can foresee doing indefinitely.

Basically, I can't add much more than this article, which I think is a fabulous program to follow: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: SWScorch

Originally posted by: 996GT2If you under or overpronate, you need to get stability shoes, especially for running long distances.

Sorry, just being nit-picky here. Lots of good info, but if you underpronate, you need cushioned/neutral shoes, not stability. I speak from experience. I underpronate and kept getting injured in stability shoes. Switched to cushioning after getting my gait analyzed and haven't been injured since (5 years). Otherwise, great advice :thumbsup:

Thanks for the correction...I don't know much about under or overpronating since my stride is pretty neutral. What you said definitely makes sense, though, since stability shoes have denser foam, gel, etc on the inside (left side for right shoe and so on) that probably makes the impact worse if you are landing on that side of the foot.

The good thing about neutral cushioning shoes is that they are lighter (my Landreth 3s are spec'd at only 10.9 oz IIRC) , so I'm not complaining