About how many miles a day should a person jog to be considered "fit"?
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It depends on what your definition of "fit" is.  Do you want to just look good, like, no fat jiggling around?  Do you want good cardio health?  Do you want endurance?  Figure that out and then go from there.  Being fit is an individual thing.  We all have different physiques and some of us must work harder than others to maintain a look we think is healthy and or "hot".  If you want to get rid of excess weight, you have to watch your diet...eat smart, cut out fat, etc. and also work out.  You don't need to just jog--there are a bunch of different things you could do.  Find a couple of things you enjoy and stick with them.
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It is quite simple Jenna. Just jog 1 mile 3 times times a week, eat healthy, and do Yoga. It worked tremendously for a very good friend of mine and i am sure it will work for you. Good Luck
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3 miles\n\nToo many people have been turned off of running simply by trying to start off too fast. Their bodies rebel, and they wind up miserable, wondering why anyone would possibly want to do this to themselves.\n\nYou should ease into your running program gradually. In fact, the beginners' program we outline here is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from couch potato to runner, getting you running three miles (or 5K) on a regular basis in just two months.\n\nIt's easy to get impatient, and you may feel tempted to skip ahead in the program, but hold yourself back. Don't try to do more, even if you feel you can. If, on the other hand, you find the program too strenuous, just stretch it out. Don't feel pressured to continue faster than you're able. Repeat weeks if needed and move ahead only when you feel you're ready.
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The answer, of course, varies for each individual depending on how fit you are, how often do you train and what your goals are. \n\nIf you are very aggressive, you can do it in 28 weeks. Start by walking, slowly, for a\nmile. Two days later, walk 1.5 miles. Every other day, increase the distance by half a mile until you get to 3 miles. Rest your muscles on the "off" day. Hold that distance on Tuesday and Thursday, while increasing by one additional mile on your weekend session (either Sat or Sun).\n\nOnce the long walk reaches 10 miles you can cut the distance in half every other weekend, increasing the long one by 2 miles each time. When the long one\ngets to 18 miles, you can do it every third weekend, covering 8-9 miles on the "short" weekends.\n\nAfter about the third week of training, insert a one min jog into your runs, after 4 min of walking. If this feels fine after 2 weeks, drop to 3walk/1jog. After 3 more weeks, drop to 2-1. If all goes well after another 3 weeks or so you could go to 1-1 during the week, and 2walk/1jog on the long run.\n\nFind the ratio that works best for you, that will leave you feeling strong at the end, and recovering fast from these long ones. The pace for all of\nthese should be very, very slow.
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For me, the goal is feeling well and being able to do things I want to do.  \n\nThe key is consistency.  Start really small, but be consistent with the time.  As an example, start with only 20 minutes a day.  Start by always walking 20 minutes, every day.  Then progress to jogging 3 times a week.  If you don't feel like jogging, it's okay, go back to walking.  But never, ever, give up the 20 minutes a day.  It doesn't matter what you do.  The consistency is what matters.  \n\nYou'll find that if you commit the time, even if its just walking, after about a month or two, you'll have a routine established.
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Start doing a long distance training regiment with 3 days of 8 miles and over. One day do sprint breakdowns 200x24 times at fast intervals such as 6 at 32 sec, 6 at 30, 6 at 29, and 6 all out. Don't forget weight training.
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jog steady pace , every other day  about 3-5 miles , stretch , drink plenty of water stay away from complex sugars .
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Well typically a professional will run from 3 to 5 miles a day....obviously theres a lot more to it....good luck
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Start of by walking regularly-brisk if possible.  Then move to a walk/jog rotation. Shoot for jogging constantly for 15 minutes, jog or walk to the point of being able to talk to someone, not out of breath.  Do this regulary(4-5 times/week). Try to incorporate lifting weights also.  Drink a lot of water and eat healthy!  DON'T take those stupid ephedra or other type of rapid weight loss crap. PLEASE. Also, if you can afford it, look into hiring a personal trainer, that's what we are here for! Good Luck!:-)
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run distance.  I know it isn't fun, but it works.  Don't stop to walk, that is like giving up.  Work up to a few miles twice or three times a week.  Run for an hour straight.  That is the only thing that has worked for many people i know.  After you get into the routine, it's not that bad.  You should be able to eat anything you want as long as you keep the routine up.
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whoa, bike 10 miles, walk 5 and run 1? no. lol. NOBODY can do that unless you're a trained athlete and i doubt they even can. that's 16 freaking miles in a day. your body CANNOT handle that and i'm sure u'll give up pretty quickly. try doing maybe 1-2 miles a day instead of a mix of running and biking. make sure u warm up first with maybe 100-200 crunches and if you can do 250 push ups, good for you. just keep your calories at 1,200-1,500 and you'll lose weight. weight doesn't come off in a day. you'll lose about 12-15 pounds in a month and a half. good luck.
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Run a lot; I assume your school year starts in September?  You have two or three months to just jog a lot to build up your aerobic endurance.  Each time you run, try to work on increasing your speed through sprints, slowing to a jog when you have to (or a fast walk if you must... just don't stop moving), and you'll gradually see your average speed come up.  A mile is a long enough distance that someone who hasn't worked on their running regularly won't be able to just push through it; you have to be at a certain level of fitness to run over a jog for more than a few minutes without burning out completely (obviously, at the opposite end of the spectrum are Olympic distance runners whose "jog" averages a six-minute mile, a goal I, unfortunately, will never, ever reach without lots of illegal steroids, the pursuit of a pack of rabid dogs as motivation, or an internal combustion engine)
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There's too many x-factors with a question like this to offer effective advice.  No idea how fast you are now, how healthy your present lifestyle is, what monetary resources you have to sink into this goal, etc etc.\n\nThat's especially true because 2:50 over 800 meters is a pretty fast time for a non-elite runner.
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Depends on how much running you have already done in preparation.  If you are in reasonably good shape then you should be able to do some 10 or 12 mile runs. The problem with marathoners is they over train and run way too many marathons. That is not healthy. The body needs time to recover from the extreme strain put on the body in one marathon. I would vary the training. I would run 12 miles one day, then the next dsy fartlek five miles. Then take a day off.  The 12  miles is both warm up and good pace. The fartlek is a variety of paces over five miles. For example: Run a warm up then increase pace pretty good one mile, then jog very slowly with arms dangling, catching your breath, then hit it again for half a mile hard, then slowly jog dangling your arms, catching your breath. Then hit it again. Vary the distances and slowly toward the end run some sprints during the hit it phase. Get plenty of sleep and eat a well balanced diet. Drink plenty of water. Eat fruit and veggies for the electrolytes. Now if you are in poor shape then you are going to have to take baby steps. You have to run a 1/4 mile before you can run a 1/2 mile and you have to run a 1/2 mile before you can run a mile. You get the picture. IF you are not ready for the marathon, then pass it until you are ready. No one holding a gun to your head to run it. Be sensible.
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If you want to be healthy, you must exercise for an average of 20-30 minutes every day for the rest of your life.\n\nYou question would get more answers,and better ones, if you included more information.
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I'm in the same situation, so I jog/run/hike.  And do pushups.  Anything that gets your heart rate up for 15-20 a day.  And diet is really important at our point in the weight-loss cycle.  We can't just do diet OR exercise, we have to do both.
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5.5 miles per hour is about 11 minutes per mile. This is not really fast, but it isn't a bad start. I like to be about 8 miles per hour. The elite runners are about 15 miles per hour for 1 mile.