The need of being aware while jogging
In our last blog post we talked in quite a bit of length about the need of staying alert while jogging or exercising. We showed some examples, and also tried to point out the dangers of "closing yourself out from reality" with music.
Today we will follow up on that, with another couple of articles you might want to have a look at.
Today we will follow up on that, with another couple of articles you might want to have a look at.
A humorous look a serious problem
In this great article from scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com Ewan Morrison has a very funny (but still highly serious) take on people walking around like zombie creatures in a scene from Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
"Like the snatched, podders are less aware of their own movements and find it hard to negotiate space between themselves and other people. In supermarkets they (...) freak out when suddenly they sense you beside them," he goes on to observe.
A really funny bit is when he mentioned a guy pi***** on himself while caught singing to a song on his iPod in a men's washroom - hilarious!
OK, so what's the serious part to all this madness, you might ask. Well apart from people behaving like complete morons, you have the "side-effect" of setting yourself up as the perfect sitting duck - just waiting to become a target for the next criminal who happens to come your way.
"Like the snatched, podders are less aware of their own movements and find it hard to negotiate space between themselves and other people. In supermarkets they (...) freak out when suddenly they sense you beside them," he goes on to observe.
A really funny bit is when he mentioned a guy pi***** on himself while caught singing to a song on his iPod in a men's washroom - hilarious!
OK, so what's the serious part to all this madness, you might ask. Well apart from people behaving like complete morons, you have the "side-effect" of setting yourself up as the perfect sitting duck - just waiting to become a target for the next criminal who happens to come your way.
Another attempted abduction
Myfoxcleveland.com recently had an brief, descriptive article about a man who was arrested for the attempted abduction of a 38-year-old woman while she was jogging.
The incident allegedly occurred July 19, when the man tried to grab the woman in Newbury, Ohio. Police said the suspect drove drove past the woman. He then reportedly stopped his car and jogged near the intended victim.
The woman was wearing earphones, so she did not hear what the man was saying to her initially. When she stopped and removed the earphones she realised the man said things of a sexual nature. He then allegedly held the woman by the shoulder and touched her breast.
The woman was able to break free and ran screaming to a nearby home. The man ran back to his vehicle and drove off.
So there you have it, a women's self-defense tip: Consider giving up the habit of running with music blasting on your earphones ... for your own safety!
Need more examples? There are hundreds at I Hear You Say Women Can't Defend Themselves!
The woman was able to break free and ran screaming to a nearby home. The man ran back to his vehicle and drove off.
So there you have it, a women's self-defense tip: Consider giving up the habit of running with music blasting on your earphones ... for your own safety!
Need more examples? There are hundreds at I Hear You Say Women Can't Defend Themselves!
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