The benefits of a Jogging Lifestyle

If you’re overweight, or so unfit that you need to start with walking, that’s also okay. A minimum of 25 minutes is required before weight loss will kick in. What is your ideal weight? What is the goal you want to achieve?

What is your 6-month goal with jogging, and your 12-month goal with jogging? Whatever you choose, it must include a minimum of 150 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per week. Convenience has become the standard. That’s why the number of people with diabetes has doubled in the past six years. Why 80 million people in the USA are now pre-diabetic. Hear what the WHO says in its 2024 annual report:
 There are now more obese people in the world than there are undernourished people.

If you’re starting out – are overweight – and your main reason is to lose weight – then zone 2 jogging is ideal. That’s 60–70% of your maximum heart rate. Mine, for example, is between 99–116 bpm.
 You should be able to say a full sentence of 20 or more words while jogging.

What have we learned so far?
 You have enough glucose in your pancreas + liver + muscles to be converted into energy in the body for 24 hours (reserves). You want to lose weight. So we want to switch from glucose burning to fat burning. As soon as you put the body under too much stress, what happens?
 We all know the fight-or-flight response. That’s what happens during exercise – you put the body under stress. As soon as that stress is too high, we secrete cortisol. Cortisol increases your insulin levels.
 No one loses weight with elevated insulin levels.