As millennials care more and more about their health and well-being, they are now broadening their horizons to take up a new sport: “jogging”.
This sport involves jogging while juggling and is growing all over the world.
The rules are simple: joggers must run while maintaining a juggling pattern. If a jogger is participating in a competition and drops one of his balls or beanbags, he must return to where he dropped it and only then can he resume.
Although it seems strange, there is growing interest in the sport, and fans can even attend the World Jogging Championships, which include three-, four-, and five-ball races, either in person in Wisconsin or virtually.
In the UK, the sport has also become popular in local communities, with millennial fans creating jogging clubs and social media pages to share their progress.
Scott Jenkins (pictured), who lives in Edinburgh, discovered jogging – jogging and juggling – in 2018 and has never looked back.
Michal Kapral of Canada currently holds the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon jogging time – two hours and 50 minutes.
His current personal best for 500 meters jogging with five balls and without a single fall is just over two minutes.
In 2015, Michal ran the New York City Marathon. However, organizers later banned joggers from the race, saying balls and beanbags were prohibited.
At the time, Michal told New York Times: “I understand that there have to be safety rules, but it seems like we’ve crossed a line where it becomes intrusive, and perhaps less a matter of actual safety than rules that end up stopping us from having fun .”
He added: “But what really disappoints me is the children. They love watching me jog.
Since then, Michal has pursued his favorite hobby elsewhere and shares his experiences online.
His rapid achievements put the sport on the map and now communities across the UK have taken up the competitive activity.
Scott Jenkins, 27, who lives in Edinburgh, is one such fan of the sport and he has set up a local Facebook group where fans of the sport update each other with their personal bests.
Scott (left) plans to run the Edinburgh Marathon with his friend James McDiarmid, 35, from Inverness (right)
Michal Kapral (pictured) currently holds the Guinness World Record for fastest marathon time while jogging
The data scientist started jogging in 2018 because he “got bored” of jogging and needed a new activity to inspire motivation, according to the BBC.
Scott took his love of sport to the next step and created a website where joggers can submit their personal bests. It attracted an impressive number of 600 joggers in 26 different countries.
Speaking to FEMAIL, Sam said: “Running and juggling were my two separate hobbies, and I didn’t have enough time to do both. Jogging was my new challenge, I guess I had seen it online and tried it.
“The term “jogging” was invented by the American Bill Giduz in the late 1970s, so it is not new. But I guess most people might have never seen it before.
“It’s easier than it looks, if you already know how to juggle you have an advantage, but I think most physically fit people could figure it out in a few months by practicing ten minutes a day. day.”
In May he plans to take part in the Edinburgh Marathon, jogging with his friend James McDiarmid, 35, from Inverness.
Savannah (right), from Wisconsin, caused a storm online after sharing a video of her partner (left) jogging 22 miles
James is familiar with juggling, having worked in the circus for 12 years, according to the BBC.
Now a teaching assistant, the 35-year-old said he felt weird running without juggling, despite confused looks from strangers and an extra 30 minutes added to his running time.
Elsewhere, social media users have shared their experiences with the sport online. Dave Tester, from London, shared a clip on Tic Tac of a man he spotted jogging while enjoying a walk on New Year’s Day.
He stared in disbelief as he watched the man run while jogging. Dave wrote: “Happy New Year to this jogging and juggling guy, and only him.”
Savannah, from Wisconsin, also took to the platform to share a clip of his partner Sam showcasing his impressive jogging skills.
Viewers took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the clip, and many were impressed.
He ran 22 miles with just six falls and an average of seven minutes per mile. Savannah claimed that by juggling, her partner increased her level of concentration while jogging.
The clip caused a storm online and has been viewed more than 30,000 times. Viewers took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Sam’s jogging skills. One said: “Jogger is unreal. Another agreed and added: “Jogging is unreal.”
A third wrote: “I can’t jog or juggle, this is insane. » “He makes it look so easy,” said another.
Another said: “It’s understated how impressive this is.”
A sixth added: “I could work out every day of my life and I still wouldn’t be able to go jogging.”