jogging

Everyday

1. Running slowly and steadily for exercise. tree →
2. (verb) To push or knock something gently, as in «Don't jog my arm». tree →
3. «jog someone's memory» — help them remember. tree →
4. Jogging can also mean walking or travelling along at an easy, steady pace. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and health: jogging keeps the heart healthy. In maths: speed, distance and time problems about jogging. In everyday life: «go jogging», a jogging track. Phrases: go jogging, jog your memory.

Examples

• Mum goes jogging every morning. tree →
• Jogging is good for your heart. tree →
• We jogged two laps of the field. tree →
• Don't jog the table — I'm drawing. tree →
• This photo might jog your memory. tree →
• He jogs at 8 kilometres an hour. tree →
• We wore our jogging bottoms for PE. tree →
• This he did, jogging along, till he came to two labourers who had fallen into a ditch. tree →

Note

Double g in jogging and jogged. Person: jogger. «Jogging bottoms» (UK) = tracksuit trousers; «joggers» can also mean these. In maths, jogging speed is slower than running: distance = speed × time.