Runningis good for your health.
Picking up litter is good for the planets health.
Why not combine the two?
Abby Drake
Thats the idea behind plogging, a new environmentally consciousfitness trendwhere people pick up rubbish while on a run.
The next day I took gloves and a bag and started picking up garbage along the way.
She documents their hauls via @dogplog_hoboken.
Like Lindberg, she chronicles her plogging hauls viaInstagram.
Heres the pile of trash Drake collected on a 2-mile out-and-back run near her apartment.
Almost every 30 feet I found a Budweiser can, she says.
It was like an Easter egg hunt.
Theres no wrong way to do it, says Lindberg.
It doesnt matter how much or how little you pick upits an empowering way to engage with your community.
No piece of trash is too small, she says.
They all make a difference in the health of our planet.
Certain things, however, are too big.
Obviously I cant pick that up…but I really thought about it.
Its empowered me to not feel as frustrated about litter, adds Lindberg.
I cannot walk by it anymore.
It just takes a moment to bend down and pick something up off the ground.
Its become my new motivation for running, she continues.
This plogger demonstrates a creative way to carry your haul.
This South African plogger picked up an impressive-slash-disturbing amount of zip ties during a 5K run.
This smiling crew in Columbia proves plogging can be a great group activity.
This eclectic pile of rubbish came from just one (!)
small beach in southwest England.
A California-based plogger found 60 straws and half a dozen balloons during a 3-mile beach run.
Plogging with this crew in Washington, D.C. looks downright delightful.
Plogging can even be romantic.
These before-and-after photos of a Budapest-based pick-up show the impact that a single plogger can make.
Vacation can be a great time to plog.
A beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, got a little tidier, thanks to this Russian plogger.
