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Ugh. This will eventually destroy my knees or hips someday. It's bad enough that I go running an hour every other day. I just can't imagine doing that for 6

Ugh. This will eventually destroy my knees or hips someday. It's bad enough that I go running an hour every other day. I just can't imagine doing that for 6 to 8 hours. Although, I think this will be awesome for out of shape people who love games. Might be the thing we need to goad these people into shape!

pmahoney 13y ago
> It's bad enough that I go running an hour every other day Well you're in luck. Running at sub-elite levels has not been correlated with osteoarthritis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9489830 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9489830 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690
- nsxwolf 13y ago
  Well it sure as shit trashed my knees and I'm sub-sub-sub-elite. Osteoarthritis is not the only potential problem.
  - pmahoney 13y ago
    Is it possible your bad knees make running unpleasant and not the other way around? Does your condition have a name? I've not seen claims of long-term injuries (as opposed to acute injury) that have names other than osteoarthritis. Thanks.
threeseed 13y ago
Actually no. Most of the problems associated with running come from the unforgiving impact of your foot on the ground (often a hard surface). Devices like this and other treadmills are much better if you have joint problems.
- gilgoomesh 13y ago
  I could definitely envisage some heavily inflamed tendons and soft-tissue from the weird crouch/walking motion though.
  - Everlag 13y ago
    If this becomes an issue of picking your evil, I'd prefer the devil that allows me to play extremely immersive games for hours while maintaining a high quality fitness level.
- mapt 13y ago
  Mildly better. An obese person should not be running in any case, even if they're able from a cardiovascular standpoint, the impact that running & jogging has on joints is unacceptably severe until a person reaches a normal weight range - even the ubiquitous-in-the-US 'Overweight' status is pushing it. Ellipticals, cycling, walking, leg lift machines, etc are much better.

pmahoney 13y ago

> It's bad enough that I go running an hour every other day Well you're in luck. Running at sub-elite levels has not been correlated with osteoarthritis. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9489830 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9489830 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22632690

nsxwolf 13y ago
Well it sure as shit trashed my knees and I'm sub-sub-sub-elite. Osteoarthritis is not the only potential problem.
- pmahoney 13y ago
  Is it possible your bad knees make running unpleasant and not the other way around? Does your condition have a name? I've not seen claims of long-term injuries (as opposed to acute injury) that have names other than osteoarthritis. Thanks.

threeseed 13y ago

Actually no. Most of the problems associated with running come from the unforgiving impact of your foot on the ground (often a hard surface). Devices like this and other treadmills are much better if you have joint problems.

gilgoomesh 13y ago
I could definitely envisage some heavily inflamed tendons and soft-tissue from the weird crouch/walking motion though.
- Everlag 13y ago
  If this becomes an issue of picking your evil, I'd prefer the devil that allows me to play extremely immersive games for hours while maintaining a high quality fitness level.
mapt 13y ago
Mildly better. An obese person should not be running in any case, even if they're able from a cardiovascular standpoint, the impact that running & jogging has on joints is unacceptably severe until a person reaches a normal weight range - even the ubiquitous-in-the-US 'Overweight' status is pushing it. Ellipticals, cycling, walking, leg lift machines, etc are much better.