Is jogging worth the bother or is running the only option?

[okunka]

I find that I do not enjoy running/sprinting but do not mind jogging at a steady pace. I need to lose weight fast but not sure jogging will get me there. Any views on benefits of jogging?

Any exercise which involves you getting out of breath will benefit you. I used to alternate between jogging for a couple of mins then running as fast as I could for a couple of minutes and so on. Interval training is by far the best for getting your fitness up and helping you to lose weight.

what is interval training?

You can run at a steady pace you know... i don't know what your cut off for jogging vs. running is but for me a jog is something you do for a warm up or just to get fresh air whereas a run is when you push yourself a bit but that doesn't have to mean an all out sprint. You can do a steady run.

Without knowing how fast/far you're going and what you mean by jog vs. run there's no way anybody can answer your questions.

I jog and run at roughly the same speed.

As long as 'jogging' increases your heart rate and you do it long & often enough, then the benefits are just as good. And it may also put less stress on your joints than fast running.

Many good training plans for running include alternating walking & running (jogging) whilst building up the time you're out. There will be links to these on the Runners thread - or the Couch Potato to 5K thread.

I jog a 5K in 45 mins. Interesting point about strength training. Is that the same as a pump class? I do one pump class a week for one hour. does that count?

Interval training is speeding up for X minutes then slowing down for X minutes and so on. I gets you fitter faster but also stops your body reaching a plateau which it does if you just jog at the same speed every time you go out.

or you can do it like "I'm going to go a bit faster from here till that bench", then slow down a bit from the bench until you get to the tree, then run as fast as you can just until the next lamppost, then slow down etc, that can be quite fun to try, I used to like that better than counting minutes & you get the same sort of benefits.
But even walking is meant to be really good exercise if you do enough & at a reasonable pace, so jogging is fine too!

dittany, that looks really good.

I used to run 30-40 miles a week (at a fast pace) and didn't lose a pound until I cut back on food. Food consumption is definitely the key. Exercise helps but on its own, it didn't help me to lose weight, I just toned up.

I just bought an Elliptical trainer from Asda and it's fab! Was a bargain too - reduced from £89 to £40!!

I jog 2 miles in 24 minutes. Sometimes I need to walk then jog again.
I do kettlebell lifting/swings at home and use a door hung pilates resistance thing (£5 from tk maxx)
I combined recently with reducing cals to 1500-1800 daily and weight is slowly shifting
I am already slim build but need to burn blubbery midriff so am hoping these methods combined tone up the flab.
I think if I was overweight, then I'd see more weight coming off