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- From: lloyd@leland.Stanford.EDU (William Koenig Lloyd)
- Subject: Re: Distinctions Please
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.235632.16902@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <7664@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 23:56:32 GMT
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- In article <7664@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> poirier@hri.com (Alice Poirier) writes:
- >Even as a long time runner, I have never been clear as to the difference
- >between running and jogging.
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- >Referencing a book on Nutrition, (Food and Fitness by Jan Nix and Linda Carlsen)
- >I came accross a chart adapted from information from the American Heart
- >Association which outlined caloric expenditure as a function of activity. The
- >chart listed:
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- > Running (5-1/2 mph) 600 calories
- > Jogging (5-1/2 mph) 740 calories
- >
- >There was no explaination as to the distinctions made between running and
- >jogging... Anyone have some?
- >
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- Well, I don't know how they got those different figures, but in my opinion,
- 5-1/2 mph in any case IS jogging. Geez, that's 11 minute miles!
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- Bill
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