For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to exercise. What may not be so great is seeing trash all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. They are plogging! Which is great. But what is it? “Plogging” began in Sweden. The name combines the Swedish word “plocka,” which means to pick up, and the word “jogging,” which means to run slowly. A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstrm, started the movement in 2016. On the World Environment Day website, Ahlstrm says that he moved to Stockholm from a small community in northern Sweden. Each day he would ride his bike to work. He says he became concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work. So, he took matters into his own hands. He began picking up the trash. And that is how plogging was born! Plogging, by that term, may have officially begun Sweden. But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years.
Title: New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/5317833d-61c8-441a-b095-7c1e5c67e8fb_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment' data-article-id='3562'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7167'>For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to exercise.</span> <span data-start-time='7167' data-end-time='12979'>What may not be so great is seeing trash all over the ground.</span> <span data-start-time='12979' data-end-time='17208'>Well, some people are doing something about it.</span> <span data-start-time='17208' data-end-time='19563'>They are plogging!</span> <span data-start-time='19563' data-end-time='21458'>Which is great.</span> <span data-start-time='21458' data-end-time='23708'>But what is it?</span> <span data-start-time='23708' data-end-time='26958'>“Plogging” began in Sweden.</span> <span data-start-time='26958' data-end-time='38125'>The name combines the Swedish word “plocka,” which means to pick up, and the word “jogging,” which means to run slowly.</span> <span data-start-time='38125' data-end-time='44792'>A Swedish man named Erik Ahlstrm, started the movement in 2016.</span> <span data-start-time='44792' data-end-time='54271'>On the World Environment Day website, Ahlstrm says that he moved to Stockholm from a small community in northern Sweden.</span> <span data-start-time='54271' data-end-time='58229'>Each day he would ride his bike to work.</span> <span data-start-time='58229' data-end-time='67458'>He says he became concerned about the amount of trash and litter he saw each day on his way to work.</span> <span data-start-time='67458' data-end-time='74958'>So, he took matters into his own hands. He began picking up the trash.</span> <span data-start-time='74958' data-end-time='78917'>And that is how plogging was born!</span> <span data-start-time='78917' data-end-time='84667'>Plogging, by that term, may have officially begun Sweden.</span> <span data-start-time='84667' data-end-time='89958'>But many people who exercise outdoors have been doing this for years.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/8E902AD6-D954-47EF-9DB0-D452DF6FEB9D_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1200_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=12097 data-hint-location='58229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/what_is_litter.wav'>What is litter?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/the_ability_to_read_and_write.wav'><span>the ability to read and write</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/the_way_someone_feels.wav'><span>the way someone feels</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/the_ability_to_solve_complex_equations.wav'><span>the ability to solve complex equations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/things_that_have_been_thrown_away_and_that_are_lying_on_the_ground_in_a_public_place.wav'><span>things that have been thrown away and that are lying on the ground in a public place</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=12098 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/for_some_people_walking_or_running_outdoors_is_a_great_way_to_what.wav'>For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to what?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='exercise'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/make_money.wav'><span>make money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/exercise.wav'><span>exercise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/sleep.wav'><span>sleep</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/gain_weight.wav'><span>gain weight</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=12099 data-hint-location='7167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/what_may_not_be_so_great_is_seeing__blank__all_over_the_ground.wav'>What may not be so great is seeing <span class='blank'>trash</span> all over the ground.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='trash'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/ducks.wav'><span>ducks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/mulch.wav'><span>mulch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/people.wav'><span>people</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3017/trash.wav'><span>trash</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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