My Very Own Jeremiad

Today I had a conversation with someone that made me go wtf!   This person told me that they had started a new fitness activity called “rucking” and is great to do while social distancing. Now I am a retired rugger (rugby) so the term ruck/rucking has a very distinct meaning for me. So I asked “how do you ruck while social distancing? “ They responded with “just like you do while hiking or going for a walk.”  I blurt out “That’s a lot of head, hands, and body parts touching me in places I don’t want right now, let alone while trying to walk!”  That’s when we realized we were talking two different things.  Their definition of rucking is going for a hike/walk with a weighted backpack.   Where as my definition: is run into the melee and get my head/shoulder against someone’s ass and drive/push forward over the ball.  https://atroxrugby.com/what-is-a-ruck-in-rugby/  Yet another communication fail!