If you lack a treadmill and the weather is lousy, then jogging in place may be your only option if you want to run that day. While jogging in place burns calories and increases your heart rate, you miss out on some of the benefits of going outside or jogging on a treadmill.
Convenience
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests completing 150 minutes of activity a week to maintain your current weight. If you want to lose weight, you may need to increase exercise time. Jogging in place may be the most convenient way for you to exercise because it can be done anytime and anywhere. But while it may be more convenient, you can reach your fitness or weight-loss goals more quickly by jogging outside.
Calories Burned
The caloric burn of jogging in place is far less than jogging outside. When you jog outside, you are able to change your terrain, which can increase the demands placed on your body, such as running uphill. A 150-pound person burns 272 calories in 30 minutes of jogging in place, while jogging outside at an eight-minute-mile pace burns 425 calories.
Intensity
Jogging in place and jogging allows you to increase your intensity during exercise. When you jog in place, you can increase your efforts by bringing your knees higher to your chest and even use weights for resistance. However, with jogging, you can increase your stride length, speed and even your incline, allowing you to place a greater demand on your body than by jogging in place.
Muscles Worked
Both activities work the major muscles of your body. Jogging in place and jogging engage your quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes and calves. Your core is also worked in both exercises to stabilize the rest of your body during movement. The upper body is engaged as you swing your arms. You may engage more upper-body muscles jogging because you must use your arms to propel your body forward. When you jog in place, you depend less on your upper body for momentum.
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