{"id":31387,"date":"2026-09-14T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/can-slow-jogging-really-boost-your-endurance-and-mood\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:35:00","slug":"can-slow-jogging-really-boost-your-endurance-and-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/can-slow-jogging-really-boost-your-endurance-and-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Slow Jogging Really Boost Your Endurance and Mood?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Potential Benefits of Slow Jogging<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a fan of slow jogging, particularly as an option for people who enjoy the idea of running but don\u2019t enjoy the pressure to run fast,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/movementmanagedpt.com\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/movementmanagedpt.com\/\" cmp-ltrk=\"Article Links\" cmp-ltrk-idx=\"20\" mrfobservableid=\"7c620fe5-2dee-4b82-8c08-ed71080384c7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lindsy Jackson, DPT<\/a>, a physical therapist in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Slow jogging can bring several benefits:<\/p>\n<p>May Feel More Accessible Than Running<\/p>\n<p>Running can feel intimidating, Dr. Jackson says. \u201cIf someone thinks running means gasping, racing, or trying to beat a previous time, they may never start. Slow jogging removes some of that mental barrier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When an exercise feels manageable, you\u2019re more likely to stick to it, Dr. Denninger says, and \u201cconsistency matters much more than how difficult any one workout feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With any type of exercise, the goal should be finding something enjoyable, appropriate for your abilities, and sustainable, Jackson says. Not to \u201cfind the hardest exercise they can tolerate,\u201d Denninger adds.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"echo_read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/fitness\/can-slow-jogging-really-boost-endurance-and-mood\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0More Info >>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potential Benefits of Slow Jogging \u201cI\u2019m a fan of slow jogging, particularly as an option for people who enjoy the idea of running but don\u2019t enjoy the pressure to run fast,\u201d says Lindsy Jackson, DPT, a physical therapist in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Slow jogging can bring several benefits: May Feel More Accessible Than Running Running<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":31388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[466,36],"class_list":["post-31387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-fitness","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}