Comments on: How to Make Jogging Work for Weight Loss?

By: Jesus

Jesus — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:27:49 +0000

I’ll start doing interval training rather than steady state cardio (right now I do 40 minutes at 10 km/hr) daily.. and I’m losing weight.. but I guess this is because I’m starting.. then it will become harder to lose weight.. so I’ll start with interval training, but I have a question… I’ve read that it is better to keep at 80% heart rate to maximize fat burn, with interval training I’ll reach 100%… is this better than keeping a 80% heart rate at a steady pace? I’m 29 years old, 77 lbs, and around 18-20% body fat.
Thank you very much!

By: harris

harris — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:00:25 +0000

Jogging is a very effective method of weight loss as long as it is performed in conjuction with a balanced diet. Jogging is most effective I find for weight loss if it is done for more than 20 minutes at a time so as it then becomes more effective as the fat reserves are then tapped into which in turn helps aid weight loss. This was what I understand.

By: Paramjit

Paramjit — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:09:30 +0000

Its always beneficial to keep your heart rate at the higher zones if youe are medically cleared by the doctor to do so. You will need a heart rate monitor to do this.

By: John

John — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:08:07 +0000

What is your recommendation on training in outdoor bootcamp for weight loss and maintaining heart rate??. They strength and cardio at the same time?

By: Maggie Scott

Maggie Scott — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:24:37 +0000

You really need to execute it very well so that while your having your jogging it will really works and lose some weight. Motivate yourself that everyday you need to give just a small amount of time to conduct a jogging exercise .

By: Paramjit Sidhu

Paramjit Sidhu — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:08:23 +0000

Dear Paul,

I had a re-look at the study and your comments and you are absolutely right. I have amended the article to make it more correct based on your very valuable input. What do you think about it now?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:45:03 +0000

I think you’ve misinterpreted the numbers in the study you cite. It says, “These regression slopes suggest that vigorous exercise may need to increase 4.4 km/week annually in men and 6.2 km/week annually in women to compensate for the expected gain in weight associated with aging (2.7 and 3.9 km/week annually when corrected for the attenuation due to measurement error).” I’m pretty sure that this means that to avoid weight gain, a runner has to increase his weekly distance by 4.4 km over a year. It does not mean that the runner has to increase by 4.4 km each week. Runners typically report how much they run in miles (or km) per week, hence the slightly confusing (at least to non-runners) wording in the abstract.

By: Paramjit Sidhu

Paramjit Sidhu — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:35:52 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Leeanne. That’s a lot of distance covered in a week. You did not lose weight from running that much? Your feedback would help others who are planning to make cardio exercises as the centerpiece of their weight loss efforts.

By: Leeanne

Leeanne — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:20:33 +0000

How true it is. For four months I ran 35km per week and actually gained weight (although it was my goal to lose). You cannot just do cardio alone.

By: Bala

Bala — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:51:25 +0000

Thanks for this info. Actually i have also discovered that jogging / running outside on roads also takes a toll on my shins/feet which creates huge injury risk if done three times a week.