Plogging is a mix of the
Swedish phrase ‘plocka upp’, meaning pick up, with jogging. Started by Erik
Ahlstrom, it is an initiative where people go for jogging and pick up trash as
well. The founder feels it is just like a treasure hunt. It was just a small
idea which turned out to become at movement. They get to run with a purpose.
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According to Emily Wright, a
plogger, the trash mostly contains-use plastic, mostly bottles and bottle caps,
straws, tampon applicators and full diapers. She is highly sweaty, highly tired
and her bpsy aches, which is a good sign of working out. Erik says,
‘Trash
creates Trash. If it’s clean, you keep it clean.
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Ploggers, sometimes, take up
challenges as well like 30-day challenge to collect litter for 10 days every
day. One of the ploggers also used social media as a platform to engage other
people in their work. The social media groups have connected a number of people
within a few weeks. It can also be a group activity where people walk and pick
up trash. The founder, Erik, has also created a website Plogga to organise the
activity and encourage volunteers. Even little ones have started helping their
parents and other family members. It is a way of keeping kids active and
teaching them valuable lessons of keeping the Mother Earth clean.
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According to Lifesum, a Swedish
health app, ploggers around 288 calories in 30 minutes. This number is more or
less same to what a jogger burns while jogging. This practice of plogging is
not only helping individuals but also their community. As a workout, it helps
body in various ways as it involves bending, squatting and stretching. Moreover,
an organisation, Keep America Beautiful, partnered with Lifesum to support
fitness trend.
Plogging is growing rapidly in
France, USA, Thailand, Scotland and Mexico.
- By Aarzoo Kareer
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