by

Kya Grace

Any form of exercise is good as long as it gets you off your couch. If you have been thinking of reasons why going to a gym would not work, surely, you would not back out of staying at home and jog in place while watching your favorite show on the television! Jogging in place is a perfect weight loss program for people who are too pressed for time to go to a gym or feel disinclined to do any other strenuous workouts.

Safe and easy

Jogging in place is safe because you can jog at your own pace, increasing it whenever you want. Start jogging slowly at first, gradually increasing the speed to a rapid sprint and later shift pace to slow jogging. You can stop any time to catch your breath and regulate your breathing. Jogging in place is easy because it does not take up much room nor are there any special moves involved. It can be done indoors regardless of what the weather is like or what time of the day it is.

Inexpensively simple

Jogging in place may not be at par with other high profile fitness workouts, but it strengthens your heart, lungs and legs. It is a very good calorie burner and improves stamina. It is also the cheapest form of exercise as you only need a pair of sneakers. You need not drive to the gym or be a gym member for that matter or hire the services of a trainer to teach you the moves. You do not have to refer books or watch videos to see if you are doing it right either.

Very effective with light weights

Jogging in place can be made more effective by holding a light weight of say, 2 pounds in each hand, to start with. You can add variations to your jogging to make it more effective. For example, by lift your knees alternately, as high as you can rapidly. This will speed up your heart rate and give you proper aerobic workout benefits. Your leg muscles and the pumping of your arms back and forth while jogging will tone and strengthen them.

Effective with natural supplements

An overweight person can reap the benefits of jogging by combining it with a good weight loss program and natural supplements. Green tea is a highly beneficial herb in a weight loss program. It can be taken as a hot or cold beverage soon after jogging, which will help shed weight faster, making it lighter and better prepared for heavier workouts.

To lose weight effectively, jogging in place should be a part of a series of intense training workouts that will attack all the muscles in your body and burn fat. Jogging in place would not prepare you for sustained workouts of great intensity that is required to lose weight effectively though it can used as good warm up before the start of other intense exercises.

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