Is Running Bad for Your Knees? Researchers' Shocking Answer ...
As much as I love running, I tend to have an ongoing concern about the sport, and that concern involves my joints. After all, health experts have long suspected a link between running and joint damage, even arthritis. Now, after a review of collective research over the last few years, researchers have a more clear answer for us, and it really surprised me!
The shocking news, reports Time, is that running has gotten a bad rap. According to the article: "Not only is there no connection between running and arthritis, the new studies say, but running--and perhaps regular, vigorous exercise generally--may even help protect people from joint problems later on."
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In a major study conducted at Stanford University over the course of 20 years, researchers tracked nearly 1,000 runners and non-runners and found no link between running and joint problems. Bonus for runners, according to the study: Runners experienced less "physical disability," and had a 39 percent lower death rate than non-runners. Fascinating!
Are you a runner? Do you/have you had concerns about your joint health ever?
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