Plogging, the training that cleans the environment
The new Swedish fashion that is good for the environment, but also for man is actually a sport and is called plogging . Scandinavia, in terms of fashions, seems to play a leading role in recent years.
After the heat of Hygge living , the Fridays of Fredagsmys and the welcome of the Lagom, here comes the moment of plogging.
It is a new and certainly not a light way to train, so you run alone or in company - in the countryside, in the city, in parks or on trails - not with your eyes closed, but looking around and looking for. .. waste!
Yes, because through plogging people turn into real " garbage superheroes "! Let's see what is behind this outoor training and if it is also conquering Italy.
Collect and run: here's the plogging
The Swedish term "Pluck" which stands for the English "Pick up" or "collect" and "Jogging", this is where the neologism " plogging " comes from. Basically it is a matter of running collecting any kind of garbage that is found along the way .
By doing so, you not only help your body, but you help to do good for the environment. But what exactly do you need to dedicate yourself to this sport?
Few more things than a classic trail running: a good pair of running shoes, a backpack or a large garbage bag, possibly a baby carrier, a pair of light gloves and the classic running shirt, made up of a T-shirt, trousers, shorts or thermal sweaters, which follows the climate, latitudes and seasons.
Plogging, fat burning workout
Thanks to fitness expert Miranda Larbi, we understand that plogging is based on the principle of "interval training" or "interval training", characterized by a succession of exercises that alternate between low and high intensity; for this reason the capacity of the fitness itself is increased and, through a further movement in addition to that of running, the body burns even more fat and consumes more calories, helping in the not easy enterprise to lose weight.
Certainly a workout that engages : all the muscles are involved, through bending, squats, torsions of the bust - if you want to put the garbage in a backpack behind your back - transport of weights - if you use a hand bag - all while you continue to run.
Plogging goes around the world
Become viral on facebook, plogging is also going around instagram and, at the same time, traveling around the world, winning hundreds of people who know very well that by doing so they keep fit and at the same time help the environment.
From Sweden to Spain, arriving as far as Thailand passing through the United States, plogging continues to make proselytes.
And in Italy ? There are still no groups, appointments or initiatives to be seen, but it is hoped that even the old Boot, which is not always as clean as before, will become passionate about this decidedly eco-friendly sport . Here is the video on plogging
Curiosity : The idea of the "Trash Run" came a few years ago to an American father and his son, animated by the same concern for the environment.
In reality, then, everything turned into a job and the two created the company Pick'N'Run, which offers for sale backpacks, gloves, baby carriers and clothing specifically designed for runner-gatherers.
