jogging
ジョギング
解説 Definition
jogging は、健康や運動のためにゆっくり走ること、つまりジョギングという意味です。日本語の「ジョギング」とほぼ同じで、競技として速く走る running より軽い運動を指すことが多いです。
Jogging is the activity of running at a slow, steady, and comfortable pace, usually for exercise, health, or enjoyment rather than competition. It is generally less intense and less focused on speed than running as a sport.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
jogging は jog「ゆっくり走る」に -ing を付けた名詞で、健康づくりの軽いランニングを指します。go jogging、jogging shoes、jogging in the park をひとまとまりで覚えましょう。running より速度や競技性が低く、一定の楽なペースで体を動かす場面が中心です。
Link jogging to the verb jog, meaning “to run slowly at a steady pace.” The noun names the exercise itself. Remember it through everyday patterns: go jogging, jogging shoes, and jogging in the park. Unlike competitive running, jogging usually emphasizes health, routine, and a comfortable pace rather than speed or race performance. Imagine a person moving steadily through a park each morning, breathing easily enough to continue for twenty minutes; that typical scene captures the word’s central meaning and use.
例文
I go jogging in the park every morning.
私は毎朝、公園でジョギングをします。
Jogging for twenty minutes helps me wake up.
20分ジョギングすると目が覚めます。
She bought comfortable shoes for jogging.
彼女はジョギング用に履き心地のよい靴を買いました。
jogging の類義語・関連語
jogging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
動詞jogに由来し、中英語shoggen（揺する・小突く）が起源とされる。元は「軽く揺さぶる」意で、1960年代に健康のためゆっくり走る運動を指すようになった。関連語：jolt（衝撃）、shake（振る）。体を上下に揺らしながら走る様子がそのまま語源に繋がる。
Jogging is the -ing form of jog used as a noun for the activity. Jog may be related to Middle English shoggen, meaning “to shake, move, or jolt,” although its detailed history is not completely certain. The motion sense suits the repeated up-and-down movement of slow running. Jogging became especially established as a term for recreational fitness running during the twentieth century, notably in the 1960s.
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