How to say "jogging" in Japanese

• ジョギングCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe common word for jogging: running at a gentle, steady pace for exercise or fitness. Use it for jogging as a hobby or exercise routine, such as going jogging in the park.
  ええと、私はジョギングはよいと思おもう。↗

  Well, I think jogging is good.
• ロードワーク
  nounLess common: it really means roadwork — running on roads as part of conditioning for sports training, boxing for example. For jogging as ordinary exercise it is seldom the word you want.

For jogging as everyday exercise 「ジョギング」 is the word; 「ロードワーク」, less common, really means roadwork — road running as sports conditioning — and is seldom the right choice for ordinary jogging.

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• ジョギングjogging
• ロードワークroadwork