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New block details as follows:
Road Show Thursday 26th June at 6:30pm.
New Blocks start Tuesday 8th July at 7pm and Thursday 10th July at 7pm.
Congrats to all our joggers who successfully completed the last block.
Feel free to have a look around our site, hopefully you will find something to help you with your jogging!
If not, leave a message on the message board with any questions, queries or suggestions you have and someone will get back to you as soon as we can.
If not, leave a message on the message board with any questions, queries or suggestions you have and someone will get back to you as soon as we can.
Who are we?
We are part of the jogscotland network in conjunction with North Lanarkshire Leisure and North Lanarkshire Council.
We are a group of joggers who give up our spare time to take out groups of people like you who want to get fit or who just want a bit of company to run with or who are looking for some encouragement to meet a goal. We are a friendly bunch who come in all shapes and sizes as you can see in our Jog Leaders page.
We meet on a Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at Airdrie Leisure Centre and go out in groups of similar abilities and pound the streets for fun. So whether you live in Airdrie, Coatbridge or local villages or if you are 16 or 60 come along and join us at the Leisure Centre for a bit of exercise and a bit of fun while you are doing it.
Have a look at our Members Stories page and see what jogscotland did for them.
We are a group of joggers who give up our spare time to take out groups of people like you who want to get fit or who just want a bit of company to run with or who are looking for some encouragement to meet a goal. We are a friendly bunch who come in all shapes and sizes as you can see in our Jog Leaders page.
We meet on a Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm at Airdrie Leisure Centre and go out in groups of similar abilities and pound the streets for fun. So whether you live in Airdrie, Coatbridge or local villages or if you are 16 or 60 come along and join us at the Leisure Centre for a bit of exercise and a bit of fun while you are doing it.
Have a look at our Members Stories page and see what jogscotland did for them.
Before you start jogging
If you are a new jogger or have not been very active in recent months it is advisable to do a little bit of extra walking before starting a jogscotland program.
National guidelines recommend 30 minutes of accumulated activity, preferably each day, to maintain good health. This for example, may involve 10 minutes walking, 10 minutes gardening and 10 minutes of housework or alternatively 10 minutes of housework and a 20 minute walk.
National guidelines recommend 30 minutes of accumulated activity, preferably each day, to maintain good health. This for example, may involve 10 minutes walking, 10 minutes gardening and 10 minutes of housework or alternatively 10 minutes of housework and a 20 minute walk.
In the couple of weeks prior to starting the beginners walk-jog program it is advisable to get your muscles and joints well prepared.
When not to jog?
jogscotland starts with a very easy walk-jog program for beginners but even this may not be suitable for some people.
Jogging is a high-impact activity. So while this may be very good for strengthening your bones and muscles, releasing feel-good endorphins and burning up calories it can cause stress on weak or damaged joints. If you are very overweight, have chronic knee or lower back problems then other activities such as swimming or walking are likely to be more suitable to start with.
If you have a personal or family history of certain illnesses or have been inactive for very prolonged periods, then jogging might not be recommended.
This is why we ask you a few simple questions before you are encouraged to start jogging with us.
Jogging is a high-impact activity. So while this may be very good for strengthening your bones and muscles, releasing feel-good endorphins and burning up calories it can cause stress on weak or damaged joints. If you are very overweight, have chronic knee or lower back problems then other activities such as swimming or walking are likely to be more suitable to start with.
If you have a personal or family history of certain illnesses or have been inactive for very prolonged periods, then jogging might not be recommended.
This is why we ask you a few simple questions before you are encouraged to start jogging with us.
At your own pace
We have 5 main activity levels to meet different people's needs:
Beginners Level 1 - walk-jog
Beginners Level 2 - walk-jog
Intermediate Level 1 - jog
Intermediate Level 2 - jog-run
Advanced Level - run
Each of these has a 10 week block that offers a gradual progression, no matter what your fitness level is to begin with.
Full details can be found in the Jogging Schedules page.
Tell all your friends and family about us and encourage them to come along and join our friendly team!
Beginners Level 2 - walk-jog
Intermediate Level 1 - jog
Intermediate Level 2 - jog-run
Advanced Level - run
Each of these has a 10 week block that offers a gradual progression, no matter what your fitness level is to begin with.
Full details can be found in the Jogging Schedules page.
Tell all your friends and family about us and encourage them to come along and join our friendly team!