“Running is bad for your joints”. “It will wreck your knees”. “You’ll need a knee replacement in 20 years”. If you’re a runner, you’re probably familiar with some of these comments, mostly from non-runners. So is running ACTUALLY bad for your knees? Watch and find out!
Links to studies quoted:
Effects of running and walking on osteoarthritis and hip replacement risk, Paul Williams
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377837
Running as a Key Lifestyle Medicine for Longevity, Progress in Cardiovascular Disease journal
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033062017300488
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