{"id":1564,"date":"2018-05-08T02:46:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2018\/05\/08\/the-new-trendy-sport-thats-saving-our-planet-and-your-date\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:26:38","slug":"the-new-trendy-sport-thats-saving-our-planet-and-your-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/the-new-trendy-sport-thats-saving-our-planet-and-your-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Trendy Sport That’s Saving Our Planet (And Your Date)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new sporting activity has seen its popularity skyrocket around the world as of late, and netizens see it as \u201cthe coolest way to stay fit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A new sporting activity has seen its popularity skyrocket around the world as of late, and netizens see it as \u201cthe coolest way to stay fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Plogging, a concept originally from Sweden and taking the fitness world by storm, is a combination of plucking while jogging around a city or nature in search of trash to pick up and throw away. #NoGymNeeded.<\/p>\n

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Littering is a worldwide issue that continues to deteriorate our planet, and people from around the world have been remarkably quick to adopt this new running concept to help remedy the situation.<\/p>\n

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The term \u2018plogging\u2019 is a mash-up of jogging and the Swedish \u201cplocka upp,\u201d which means \u2018to pick up\u2019 (in this particularly case, litter). This new Scandinavian lifestyle<\/a> is trending worldwide, and its origin story isn\u2019t as unusual as one might think. The catalyst of this trend is Erik Ahlstrom, a man who had just moved to Stockholm at the time and quickly realized that a lot of rubbish was laying around the airport. He began by asking his own friends to join him on a jog to go do some good, which quickly became a habit.<\/p>\n

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They even created their own competition by comparing the pieces of rubbish they picked up.<\/p>\n

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They received tons of \u2018likes’ from netizens around the world after posting their photos on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The photos eventually attracted more and more people to come join their social activities.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re still having trouble finding the motivation to go out there, consider this: plogging can reportedly consume up to 600 calories in half an hour!<\/p>\n

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For instance, getting down into a deep squat position while picking up garbage can help coordinate your legs while also training your core muscles.<\/p>\n

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Every year, about 8 million tons of plastic gets thrown into our oceans.<\/p>\n

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Once it\u2019s out there, plastic waste takes hundreds of years to decompose.<\/p>\n

Consequently, this waste has been the cause of a staggering deteriorating sea life, killing countless marine and surrounding animals which have either chocked by swallowing small pieces of trash or from the polluted waters.<\/p>\n

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More than 30 plastic bags and other wasted items have been found inside the stomach of this whale.<\/p>\n

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Plogging is a zero-cost sport and comes with many benefits<\/a>, two of which are to help keep you and our planet in the best conditions possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo bag, no problem.\u201d People have found creative ways to dispose of trash found while plogging, but you don\u2019t necessarily have to join a designated running group to start plogging.<\/p>\n

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You can plog while walking your dog\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026 or make it a family activity\u2026<\/p>\n

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It might be a romantic way to date.<\/p>\n

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\u2026 and even promote it on our own or with your loved one via your social media platforms as a way to maintain a health<\/a>y lifestyle for yourself and the environment.<\/p>\n

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In China<\/a>, 50-year-old Mr.Qian has been picking up trash during his morning jogs for more than 3 years.<\/p>\n

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So what are you waiting for? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Put your running shoes on, <\/strong><\/p>\n

bring your friends or family along <\/strong><\/p>\n

and go do some good!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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