Does running hurt your knees?

The combination of exercise and diet can make us have a healthy body. Now more and more people have realized this, and more and more people have joined the ranks of running. However, many friends who have run before know that if the running posture is incorrect, knee pain may occur. So, is knee pain caused by running? Does running hurt your knees?

In fact, whether running hurts your knees depends on whether you run in the right way, and has nothing to do with the sport of running itself. In recent years, there have even been many research reports pointing out that running does not cause any more damage to the knees than walking. In fact, running can help exercise the muscles around the legs and knees, slowing down the degeneration of the knees, so you don’t have to rely on supplements and still have healthy and strong knees when you are old.

However, it should be noted that if your knee has been injured, or has undergone knee surgery, and if your running posture is incorrect, your risk of arthritis will increase. Secondly, people who are overweight by 9 kg should not run vigorously, otherwise it will compress the knee and cause inflammation, form bone spurs, and accelerate cartilage loss. To say goodbye to knee injuries caused by running, you must maintain your weight. No matter what kind of exercise you do, as long as it is done on land, your legs must bear the pressure from your body weight, so maintaining a lighter weight can indeed reduce the burden on your knees. For runners who are overweight and want to use running to keep fit or lose weight, it is more appropriate to combine it with other aerobic exercises that put less strain on the knees in the early stages. Swimming and cycling are both good choices. As you lose weight, gradually increase your running mileage and maintain a regular running habit, you will find that running is a good partner for maintaining leg muscle strength and controlling weight, not a killer of knee injuries.

To sum up, correct running will not cause knee injuries, but if you choose the wrong running method, your knees may be injured. Therefore, whether you want to exercise or lose weight through running, you should master certain methods and techniques, especially pay attention to the correct running posture, so as to avoid knee injuries.