Challenge 26: Jogging

186. Jogging has become extremely popular. Explain why you jog or why you don't.

Like every other sport, you enjoy it when it interests you. Every holiday I go to the gym with my father and brother and find myself on the piece of equipment that I enjoy using the most, the treadmill. With music blasting in my ears, my body paces itself to the rhythm of the song.

I have entered the world of my thoughts. While jogging all my worries disappear as I try to reach my goal which I set for the day. Many a times I think about inspirational, happy things (winning a race preferably) and memories that encourage me to keep going. The swish of my hair and the soft, cadenced thumping on the treadmill comforts me as my legs keep moving. Any and all signs of negativity and tiredness are drowned by the booming music. After the first few steps, I feel a tingle in my fingers and a shiver runs down my spine. But all this fades away in time the blood rushes through my body and gets me going.

This time spent in the gym allows me to bond with my father and brother who run on the treadmills beside me. I find running alongside people much more enjoyable than running alone. My brother and I often compete with each other, and this prepares us for the races we have to run in school. By the end of the jog, my body is no longer in a tensed state. Rather, it has relaxed and I am filled with a sense of satisfaction. Jogging is one of the few exercises that I enjoy and keeps me fit.