Slow Jogging: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Have Fun with Science-Based, Natural Running

Running is America's most popular participatory sport, yet more than half of runners experience injuries annually. Many abandon the sport due to overtraining, poor form, inadequate nutrition, and unsuitable footwear. Slow Jogging introduces an efficient, healthier, and pain-free running approach suitable for all ages and lifestyles. Tanaka's method of easy running, or "slow jogging," is an injury-free approach that helps participants burn calories, lose weight, and reverse the effects of Type-2 diabetes. Using easy-to-follow steps and colorful charts, the book teaches runners to enjoy injury-free activity by maintaining a smiling, or "niko niko" in Japanese, pace; landing on the mid-foot rather than the heel; choosing shoes with thin, flexible soles and no oversized heel; aiming for 180 steps per minute; and finding time for activity daily. Accessible to runners of all fitness levels and ages, Slow Jogging presents an approach intended to inspire more Americans to take up running and change how avid runners train.