如果你在路上遇到这样一群人,他们戴着手套、拿着垃圾袋, 一边跑步，一边捡垃圾,请你不要惊讶，因为他们在做“Plogging”锻炼。Plogging，其实是把瑞典语中“捡垃圾”（plocka）和“慢跑”（jogga）两个单词组合在一起了。
瑞典人埃里克（Erik） 一直居住在瑞典北部的一个小镇。2016年，他做了一个大胆的决定，他厌倦了小镇的生活，他要搬回到首都斯德哥尔摩（Stockholm）住。让他出乎意料的是，刚到首都，他就被那里的景象惊呆了，他看到各种各样的塑料瓶在河水里漂流、一个又一个的垃圾袋在空中飘舞，街道上的垃圾也比以前多了不少，“这里真的像垃圾场一样！”
面对大城市的环境污染，埃里克感到很失望。同时，他也在想，“可能我需要做点什么？”埃里克平时有慢跑的习惯，他开始尝试一边跑步一边捡垃圾，没想到这种尝试慢慢变成了一种习惯。从此以后，每当出门跑步的时候，垃圾袋和手套就成了埃里克的标志，他还叫上朋友一起参加“捡垃圾慢跑”。
有人跑完步后，甚至会打开垃圾袋和朋友们比赛，看一看谁收获的垃圾最多；还有人把捡垃圾的照片发到社交媒体上面，Plogging一下子变成了一个热门的话题。
Plogging不仅有助于改善环境，也有利于人们的身体健康，这是一件两全其美的事情。捡垃圾的动作像做深蹲，能锻炼腿上的肌肉，运动效果很不错。根据健身软件上的数据，普通的慢跑平均每小时消耗热量235卡路里（Calorie），而一边捡垃圾一边慢跑平均每小时可以消耗热量288卡路里。
Plogging又环保又健康，吸引了越来越多媒体的关注，很多有名的媒体都在报道Plogging。现在越来越多的人知道了Plogging，连一些不爱跑步的人都在开始尝试Plogging了。
Translation:
If you come across a group of people on the street wearing gloves, carrying trash bags, and picking up litter while running, don’t be surprised because they are doing “Plogging.” Plogging combines the Swedish words for “picking up” (plocka) and “jogging” (jogga).
A Swede named Erik lived in a small town in northern Sweden for many years. In 2016, he made a bold decision to move back to the capital, Stockholm, as he had grown tired of small-town life. To his surprise, upon arriving in the capital, he was shocked by what he saw: plastic bottles floating in the rivers, garbage bags flying through the air, and more litter on the streets than he had ever seen before. “It really looked like a garbage dump!” he thought.
Faced with the environmental pollution in the city, Erik felt disappointed. At the same time, he wondered, “Maybe I need to do something about this?” Erik was in the habit of going for runs, so he started trying to pick up litter while jogging. What began as an experiment slowly became a routine. From then on, whenever he went for a run, a trash bag and gloves became Erik’s trademark, and he encouraged his friends to join him in “jogging while picking up trash.”
After finishing their run, some even opened up their trash bags and had competitions with their friends to see who had collected the most litter. Others posted photos of their trash collection on social media, and Plogging quickly became a hot topic.
Plogging not only helps improve the environment, but it’s also beneficial for people’s health, making it a win-win activity. The action of picking up trash resembles doing squats and can effectively strengthen the leg muscles. According to fitness app data, regular jogging burns around 235 calories per hour, while Plogging can burn approximately 288 calories per hour.
Plogging, being both eco-friendly and healthy, has attracted increasing media attention, with many well-known outlets reporting on it. Now, more and more people are aware of Plogging, and even some who aren’t fans of running have started trying it out.
