How to prevent knee injuries from running

We know that health requires exercise, and weight loss also requires exercise. Running is good for both health and weight loss, so many people now choose running as a form of exercise. This is a good thing in itself and is worth promoting. However, it should be noted that if the running posture is incorrect or affected by other factors, the runner may hurt the knees. So, how to prevent running from damaging the knees?

Keep your back straight and your upper body in a straight line

When running, you need to straighten your torso, keep your back comfortably straight, and always maintain your running height. Keep your head, neck and back in a straight line, look straight ahead, don't lower your head or look back and forth, this determines your running efficiency. Some enthusiasts, especially teenagers, like to shake their bodies left and right while running, thinking that this makes running more energetic. In fact, this not only increases unnecessary physical energy consumption, but also destroys the linearity of running. In order to attract customers, some gyms install TVs in front of treadmills for fitness enthusiasts to watch. As the saying goes, you can't do two things at once, this will make fitness enthusiasts look up and reduce safety.

Keep your shoulders and arms relaxed

Maintaining upper body posture, shoulders are key. Although running is an exercise for the lower body, the movement of the arms is not dispensable. The swinging of your arms back and forth can give you the power to move forward. The best posture is to relax your shoulders and let them hang naturally. Your shoulders should also be kept horizontal when running, your arms should be slightly bent naturally, your hands should be half-clenched, and your arms should swing back and forth as much as possible with your steps. When you feel tired from running, be careful not to shrug your shoulders. You can shake your shoulders and relax.

Keep your buttocks tight and your legs lifted moderately

The buttocks are the center of body strength and the strongest muscle in the human body. By maintaining a correct body posture, the buttocks can be highly tense, giving the body a continuous forward momentum. If you hunch forward or lean too far forward while running, your pelvis will also tilt forward, which will put pressure on the lower back.

For fitness running enthusiasts, leg lifting should be moderate. Do not blindly pursue stride length and frequency. You should choose a suitable stride length and try to make each foot land directly under the body. When people first start running to exercise, they always like to increase their stride length to improve the exercise effect. In fact, increasing the stride length will inevitably cause a longer air time, greater fluctuations in the center of gravity, and heavier landing force, which will increase the vibration of the human body and cause unnecessary harm over time.

Now we know how to prevent knee injuries caused by running. In general, if you want to prevent knee injuries caused by running, runners must pay more attention when exercising. They must master the correct running posture, determine the appropriate running amount, and choose suitable running shoes. Only in this way can running have its own meaning and avoid knee injuries caused by running.