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> Regular distance running is punishing on your joints, even if you're a forefoot runner with perfect form. The studies I'm aware of (e.g. [1]) point in the op
by pg314 8y ago
> Regular distance running is punishing on your joints, even if you're a forefoot runner with perfect form.
The studies I'm aware of (e.g. [1]) point in the opposite direction: runners have a lower risk of osteoarthritis, potentially because they have a lower BMI. As an avid long distance runner myself, if you have any evidence to the contrary, I'd be very interested to read it.
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377837 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377837
- sethammons 8y agoI did not see the original source, but this secondary source shows that running is the second most injurious sport, right behind football. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724624/How-running-risky-boxing-rugby-Sports-perceived-dangerous-actually-fewer-injuries.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724624/How-running-...
- tylerhou 8y agoI would be skeptical about any claim supported by a Daily Mail link. I couldn't find any references to the study they "cited" on Google Scholar, either.