{"product_id":"slow-jogging-lose-weight-stay-healthy-and-have-fun-with-science-based-natural-running-9781510753624","title":"Slow Jogging: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Have Fun with Science-Based, Natural Running","description":"Running is America's most popular participatory sport, yet more than half of those who identify as runners get injured every year. Falling prey to injuries from overtraining, faulty form, poor eating, and improper footwear, many runners eventually, and reluctantly, abandon the sport for a less strenuous pastime. But for the first time in the United States, Hiroaki Tanaka's \u003ci\u003eSlow Jogging\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that there is an efficient, healthier, and pain-free approach to running for all ages and lifestyles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tanaka's method of easy running, or \"slow jogging,\" is an injury-free approach to running that helps participants burn calories, lose weight, and even reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes. With easy-to-follow steps and colorful charts, \u003ci\u003eSlow Jogging\u003c\/i\u003e teaches runners to enjoy injury-free activity by: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Maintaining a smiling, or \u003ci\u003eniko niko \u003c\/i\u003ein Japanese, pace that is both easy and enjoyable\u003cbr\u003e - Landing on mid-foot, instead of on the heel\u003cbr\u003e - Choosing shoes with thin, flexible soles and no oversized heel\u003cbr\u003e - Aiming for a pace of 180 steps per minute\u003cbr\u003e - And trying to find time for activity every day \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible to runners of all fitness levels and ages, \u003ci\u003eSlow Jogging\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire thousands more Americans to take up running and will change the way that avid runners hit the pavement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHiroaki Tanaka, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e was a professor at Fukuoka University, Japan, and the founder and director of the Fukuoka University Institute for Physical Activity. He was the director of the Japanese Academic Running Society and an adviser to the Asashi running shoe company. Tanaka lived in Fukuoka, Japan. He passed away in 2018. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdalena Jackowska\u003c\/b\u003e, a professional linguist, translator, and interpreter from Poland, is a research assistant at the Fukuoka University Institute for Physical Activity and a slow jogging instructor. She has completed more than twenty marathons and ultra-marathons all over the world, all in slow jogging style. Jackowska lives in Fukuoka, Japan.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50416532750610,"sku":"9781510753624","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c838ab5f-783f-4fcf-941f-fc1a30ccd7a1.jpg?v=1729425524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-jogging-lose-weight-stay-healthy-and-have-fun-with-science-based-natural-running-9781510753624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}