Fitness Friday: Is jogging a waste of time? | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

*Every week my colleague @RonKaspriske, Golf Digest Fitness Editor, presents Fitness Friday on the Instruction Blog. This week he presents the pros and cons (mostly cons) of jogging and gives you a quicker, more effective alternative. Look for Weekend Tip tomorrow, and remember to follow me on Twitter: @RogerSchiffman**.

*__Here’s Ron:__The short answer is yes and no. Jogging can help improve blood circulation, bone density, weight loss, mental acuity, and raise your metabolic threshold (more on that later). But before you lace up your sneakers and hit the road or the treadmill, you should know that many of the smartest and most knowledgeable people in health and human performance think jogging IS a waste of time. It’s especially inefficient if your goal is to look better and perform better in whatever sport you do. Yup, that includes golfers.

Long cardio sessions, if done at a steady pace, don’t challenge your metabolic threshold nearly as …