7 Healthy Benefits of Regular Jogging

Jogging has been part of my life since young and though now I am a baby boomer I still jog regularly two to three a week for a shorter distance.  Jogging offers mental, physical and psychological advantages:

1.       Embrace nature: You look at the sky above you and you are down on earth. I get to enjoy fresh air, sunshine, and greenery along the way where I jog. It is a great feeling to enjoy the outdoors.  

2.       Sweat it out: There is no other better way to detoxify your body than to sweat profoundly after a round of jogging. There is a wonderful feeling inside out.

3.       Reduce stress: After a hard day at work in the office, the body is feeling uncomfortable. That is the reason why I choose to jog in the evening. It is the best time to release tension and reduce stress at the end of a working day. A jog will make me feel good all over. 

4.       Brain health: According to Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. in his book Brain Longevity, exercise supplies the brain with nerve growth factors, reduces stress, and enhances neuronal metabolism (Exercise increases the amount of oxygen and glucose the brain gets). Regular exercise can help the brains of active old people to be sharper than the brains of sedentary young people. It is in addition to improved blood circulation and heart fitness.

5.       Psychological perspective: After jogging I get into a state of calmness, because it is also mentioned in the book, Brain Longevity, exercise enhances the body image and contributes to self-confidence.

6.       Better sleep: A hard day at work follows by a jog in the evening is the best recipe to get a good night’s sleep because your body is looking forward to getting what it deserves.

7.      A Better life: Jogging is a form of aerobic exercise. It boosts your energy and promotes your endurance. You get to live and enjoy life vigorously.

Start jogging now and live a better life. 

Joy of Jogging

Jogging

I jog two to three times a week in the evening and I find that the benefits of jogging are more than physical health.

First of all, jogging is the right kind of physical activity for office workers. In the office, we use our brains most of the time. At the end of the day, our mind is exhausted. The best solution is to do some kind of physical exercise to counter the negative effect of mental exhaustion. Jogging is one of them. At the end of a jog, my mind is relaxed and I get some kind of high as well. There is no more fatigue of the mind but just a feeling that my mind is ”loose”( 松song）

The process of sweating after a jog is a good way to get rid of toxins from my body and I am able also to rejuvenate my skin by sending more oxygen into my system.

The other advantage is that when I am jogging along the way I take the opportunity to appreciate nature. I look at the green trees and the colorful flowers and I can also listen to the birds chirping cheerfully. In the field, I can see the children playing happily. Sometimes I am able to bathe myself in the setting sun and to receive a few doses of vitamin D. For a while I am back to nature.

I also use the time when I am jogging to reflect on the kind of day I have had. When things go well I am pleased and when it is not I will see what I can do to make tomorrow a better day.

I will also use the time to do a little forethought of the things that I am about to do tomorrow before I put them on my to-do list.

The best thing in life after a jog is that I don’t feel tired at all. I don't realize that I have just come back from a jog. All I have is a wonderful feeling of well-being and happiness.

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