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Broadly agree with this. I was once a runner and I loved it!! The problem is I always had pain in my legs, joints, knees etc cycling, hiking, strength trainin

Broadly agree with this. I was once a runner and I loved it!! The problem is I always had pain in my legs, joints, knees etc cycling, hiking, strength training. There are better forms of exercise, still, running is better than sitting on the couch and getting started with some sort of exercise is a great idea for your health.

capitainenemo 4y ago
Agreed same. My knee is too screwed up for running anymore. I stick with cycling, swimming, hiking and the "7 minute workout" morning and evening to keep to something regular.
jfengel 4y ago
As I understand it, running does not cause bad knees and can even help by building up muscles. However, if you have bad joints to start with, running can be hard or impossible. In which case, pick another exercise. There are lots. My favorite thing about running is that it requires little equipment and can be done any time at all. (My second favorite thing is that it's easy to listen to podcasts or music.) Check with a doctor if you have any pain. There may be something they can do to enable that very convenient form of exercise. And listen to your body. If it hurts, especially in a new way, stop.
- wintermutestwin 4y ago
  "Couch" pretty much = bad posture = bad joints.
  - jeltz 4y ago
    That is way too strong assertion. Not all couch potatoes have that bad posture, especially those who used to exercise in the past and stopped and bad posture does not necessarily mean bad joints. Very few of my friends who are around 40 have bad joints, including the couch potatoes. The bad joints will probably catch up with them in time but e.g. my dad was a couch potato from 45 to 67 without any issue. It was only during covid where he want from barely moving to sitting in front of his computer all the time his joints start to hurt. And, yes, his posture has always been terrible.
    - wintermutestwin 4y ago
      I said "pretty much" to soften the absolutism of my statement. I should have said "bad posture + running = bad joints." You do make a good point about prior athleticism as it can promote good joint health.

capitainenemo 4y ago

Agreed same. My knee is too screwed up for running anymore. I stick with cycling, swimming, hiking and the "7 minute workout" morning and evening to keep to something regular.

jfengel 4y ago

As I understand it, running does not cause bad knees and can even help by building up muscles. However, if you have bad joints to start with, running can be hard or impossible. In which case, pick another exercise. There are lots. My favorite thing about running is that it requires little equipment and can be done any time at all. (My second favorite thing is that it's easy to listen to podcasts or music.) Check with a doctor if you have any pain. There may be something they can do to enable that very convenient form of exercise. And listen to your body. If it hurts, especially in a new way, stop.

wintermutestwin 4y ago
"Couch" pretty much = bad posture = bad joints.
- jeltz 4y ago
  That is way too strong assertion. Not all couch potatoes have that bad posture, especially those who used to exercise in the past and stopped and bad posture does not necessarily mean bad joints. Very few of my friends who are around 40 have bad joints, including the couch potatoes. The bad joints will probably catch up with them in time but e.g. my dad was a couch potato from 45 to 67 without any issue. It was only during covid where he want from barely moving to sitting in front of his computer all the time his joints start to hurt. And, yes, his posture has always been terrible.
  - wintermutestwin 4y ago
    I said "pretty much" to soften the absolutism of my statement. I should have said "bad posture + running = bad joints." You do make a good point about prior athleticism as it can promote good joint health.