The absolute worse thing you can do for your knees and other joints is be obese. The constant weight and stress wrecks you. This is also why young, fit males co

The absolute worse thing you can do for your knees and other joints is be obese. The constant weight and stress wrecks you. This is also why young, fit males come out of the military with wrecked knees, not because of all the running, but because they march around constantly carrying 100+ lb packs, on bodies that would be at a healthy weight of 150lbs. There's even evidence that distance running strengthens your knees, contrary to common knowledge. https://archive.ph/utsUF https://archive.ph/utsUF Worrying about too much exercise for the average person is like worrying about drinking too much water on a desert hike.