“Jogging with mobile phone is not fitness—it’s a silent habit that slowly damages your health.”
Do you go jogging? If so, tell me—do you jog with your mobile phone or without it? You’re probably wondering how to answer, right? These days, most people jog with a mobile phone in their hand. But do you know how dangerous jogging with mobile phone really is? Probably not, because you’re only interested in watching short videos, reels, or checking social media notifications every minute, right? Can you tell me why you pretend to jog in front of others when your entire attention is focused on your mobile phone? You might even be getting angry at me because I’m speaking the truth, right?
People go jogging to maintain good health, but jogging with mobile phone means you are deliberately harming your health—there’s no doubt about it. So, let me tell you about some of the negative effects of using a mobile phone while jogging. Read them carefully; otherwise, you won’t even realize when your health starts to deteriorate while jogging. (CDC lists many health benefits of regular physical activity: Click Here)
1) Incorrect Running Technique:
When people practice jogging with mobile phone, they stop paying attention to whether they are running correctly or not. Incorrect jogging posture can seriously harm the body.
- When we look at our mobile phones while jogging, our neck and shoulders bend downward. However, a person will only realize this if their complete attention is on jogging and not on their mobile phone. A bent neck and shoulders during daily jogging with mobile phone gradually lead to pain, which people often ignore. As a result, pain in the neck and shoulders increases, and you may have to visit a doctor for proper treatment or perhaps even undergo surgery. Joggers who run in this incorrect way are more likely to experience stiffness and back problems.
- During jogging, the movements of our arms should be symmetrical to maintain good fitness. However, during jogging with mobile phone, one hand remains busy holding the phone—so how can their arm movements be symmetrical? If arm movements are uneven during jogging with mobile phone, how will the jogger benefit from the exercise?
- Body balance is extremely important while jogging, but with a bent neck, shoulders, and uneven arm movements, joggers cannot maintain proper body balance. Therefore, the jogging they are doing is considered incorrect, and they will never receive any real benefit from it, no matter how many years they continue to jog in this wrong way.
2) Increased Mental Distraction:
Why do people jog? To maintain their fitness and relieve mental stress, right? But jogging with mobile phone increases mental stress instead of reducing it, which is not good for your health. The following is a brief explanation of how mental stress increases during jogging; please read it carefully. (CDC explains how physical activity boosts brain health: Click Here)
- There are some people in the world whose mobile phones receive notifications from various applications every minute. Some of these notifications are good, and some are bad. If you look at your mobile phone while jogging and receive bad news or a notification that deeply upsets you, you won’t be able to focus on your jogging. A single notification on your mobile phone can disturb you so much that, no matter how much you jog, your mental stress will never decrease.
- In today’s world, most people have smartphones, and there is hardly anyone who isn’t connected to social media. Some videos and news on social media can disturb you mentally to the point that you can’t focus on anything else. Now, with such a disturbed mind, how can your mind feel refreshed when you go jogging?
- While jogging, our minds should be completely calm, and we should enjoy the fresh air. When we look at our mobile phones while jogging, we might receive a call from the office, and instead of cutting the call, we answer it and start discussing work while jogging. Some people even call their boyfriends or girlfriends during their jogs and talk to them for hours. I still can’t understand how their minds function in such a situation.
After jogging, a person should feel refreshed, energized, and mentally alert. However, jogging with mobile phone makes the mind feel tired and mentally exhausted. If this is happening to you, immediately stop jogging with mobile phone.
3) Reduced Effectiveness of Workout:
You can only get fit through jogging if it is done correctly and at a consistent pace. If you are thinking of improving your health through jogging, you should do it at a steady speed without any interruptions to reap the benefits. While jogging, you also need to pay attention to your breathing so that you can control it. Below, we briefly explain how mobile phones can harm your jogging routine; please read it carefully.
- You will only get the full benefit of jogging if you do it at a consistent speed. However, if you are jogging with mobile phone, no matter how hard you try, you won’t be able to maintain a rhythm. Because of the inconsistent speed, your body doesn’t receive the full benefits of jogging. There are many people in the world who are jogging with mobile phone, but after a few years, they start thinking that they are not getting any benefit from jogging, and eventually, they give it up.
- Mobile phones also reduce your effective jogging time. There is a huge difference between jogging without a mobile phone and jogging with mobile phone. If you jog without looking at your mobile phone, you can maintain a consistent speed and jog for a longer period. However, when jogging with mobile phone, your speed constantly fluctuates. Some people become so engrossed in watching reels and videos on their mobile phones that they waste hours standing on the jogging track. Now, who is going to ask these people whether they came to the jogging track to jog or to stand around and watch videos and reels on their mobile phones?
4) Increased Risk of Accidents:
The biggest danger of looking at your mobile phone while jogging is the increased risk of accidents. You may not realize how much of a threat using your mobile phone while jogging poses to your life, which we will briefly explain below.
- Some people use roads for jogging. Jogging on the road isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but jogging with mobile phone can be extremely dangerous. Some people become so engrossed in their mobile phones while jogging on the road that they don’t even realize a large vehicle is approaching, potentially leading to a fatal accident. Many accidents happen every day in which joggers are involved in road accidents simply because they were preoccupied with their mobile phones while jogging.
- Some people jog on uneven roads, which is their first mistake. Their second mistake is becoming engrossed in their mobile phones while jogging, causing them to trip and fall on the uneven surface, resulting in broken bones or serious injuries. We should always remember that we should never jog on uneven roads; otherwise, there is a high probability of serious injury.
- Jogging in a garden or on a jogging track is considered the safest option, but if you are jogging with mobile phone, these places are not safe either. Some people jog on jogging tracks or in gardens while looking at their mobile phones and collide with other people. Such people become a danger to themselves and others. Therefore, if you have a habit of jogging with mobile phone, stop it immediately; otherwise, you will constantly get into arguments with others.
We all know that jogging while looking at your mobile phone can lead to serious accidents, yet we are unwilling to change this habit because we are more interested in our phones than in jogging. Perhaps we are just pretending to jog while actually focusing on our phones, but remember, this habit could cost you your life in an accident.
5) Less Connection with Nature:
Do you know why health experts advise us to jog outdoors, surrounded by trees and plants, on a jogging track or in a garden? It is because, in such places, we can enjoy fresh air and the beautiful sight of greenery. Fresh air uplifts our mood, while the surrounding greenery soothes our eyes. When you go jogging in a garden or on a jogging track full of greenery, you should enjoy the natural environment, but our attention is often focused on our mobile phones, which is a very bad habit. We will explain the potential harm of jogging with mobile phone below, so please read on.
- While jogging in a garden surrounded by greenery, we forget to enjoy the natural environment because our entire attention is focused on our mobile phones. If you are going for a jog on a track surrounded by greenery, you should immediately put your mobile phone in your pocket and fully enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful natural scenery. This will make your mind feel even fresher.
- Exercising in a nature-filled environment is very enjoyable and provides significant mental benefits. Exercising in a garden surrounded by greenery is considered much healthier than exercising in a room or a gym.
Can’t Stop Jogging With Mobile Phone? Do This Instead
Are you a prominent figure, such as a big businessman, a corporate owner, a doctor, a high-ranking politician, or even the Prime Minister? If you hold such a high position, we understand that having your mobile phone with you at all times is essential. If you believe that you are such an important person that missing a call on your mobile phone while jogging would result in millions of dollars in losses, then we will briefly explain how you should use your mobile phone while jogging. Please read this carefully.
- Some people carry their mobile phones in their hands while jogging because they feel that if they keep their phones in their bags, they won’t be able to answer calls from many people. If you also feel that keeping your mobile phone in your bag could cause you millions of dollars in losses, then you can keep your mobile phone in your pocket and use wireless earbuds so that you can talk on the phone while jogging if someone calls. You can also enjoy listening to music through your earbuds while jogging.
- Some people repeatedly take their mobile phones out of their pockets to check for calls or missed calls. Because of this habit, they are unable to concentrate on their jogging, and as a result, their fitness does not improve.
- If using a mobile phone while jogging is extremely important for you, then you should keep a smartwatch with you so that you can see notifications of any missed calls on the watch. In addition, you should also use a fitness tracker that tells you how many steps you have taken during your jog. (Harvard Health explains how activity trackers can motivate exercise: Click Here)
Final Thoughts:
Looking at your mobile phone while jogging might seem appealing, but are you aware of the significant harm its side effects can cause? You will never reap the true benefits of jogging if you are constantly looking at your phone. Accept this reality as soon as possible. Jogging is about calming your mind, moving all parts of your body, and running with focus. It also improves your breathing capacity. If you have read this entire article, you have likely understood how much harm jogging with mobile phone can cause.
In today’s world, disconnecting from your mobile phone is considered one of the best ways to connect with yourself, and it is something everyone should incorporate into their lives.
