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  • JonDrees
    JonDrees Posts: 161 Member
    edited April 2017
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
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    Unless you are training to do a 5k or something, I would avoid doing any running. Try swimming or rowing.

    What's your rationale for that advice?

    As other have mentioned, running is a really poor form of exercise - very high injury rate. Exercise should make you feel better, not worse.

    :huh:

    No one has said running is a poor form of exercise apart from you... do you have some stats for injury rates in runners against other forms of exercise?

    Sure.

    56% of runners will get injured in any given year.

    Van Mechelen W. Running injuries. A review of the epidemiological literature. Sports Med. 14(5) (1992). 320-35. Pub. Med. 30 July 2014.

    compared to what % of people doing another exercise regularly?

    I'm not sure, it would be kind of comparing apples to oranges, though because I don't think there has been a study that has compared multiple forms of exercises into one study.

    Just doing a quick Google search I found a little info:

    Cause of injuries in triathletes:
    Running - 50%
    Cycling - 43%
    Swimming - 7%

    I just read something that says 75% of Crossfitters get injured each year, but they also stated that 80% of runners do.

    Regardless of what the exact numbers are, with all things being equal, would you rather do a form of exercise that you have 50+% chance of getting injured this year or something that has a very low injury rate like swimming? Not to mention, the person asking the question was overweight, so it would only add to the likelihood of getting injured from running.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    JonDrees wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    Unless you are training to do a 5k or something, I would avoid doing any running. Try swimming or rowing.

    What's your rationale for that advice?

    As other have mentioned, running is a really poor form of exercise - very high injury rate. Exercise should make you feel better, not worse.

    :huh:

    No one has said running is a poor form of exercise apart from you... do you have some stats for injury rates in runners against other forms of exercise?

    Sure.

    56% of runners will get injured in any given year.

    Van Mechelen W. Running injuries. A review of the epidemiological literature. Sports Med. 14(5) (1992). 320-35. Pub. Med. 30 July 2014.

    compared to what % of people doing another exercise regularly?



    Regardless of what the exact numbers are, with all things being equal, would you rather do a form of exercise that you have 50+% chance of getting injured this year or something that has a very low injury rate like swimming?

    you're asking the wrong person that, i'm a runner :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • JonDrees
    JonDrees Posts: 161 Member
    edited April 2017
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    JonDrees wrote: »
    Unless you are training to do a 5k or something, I would avoid doing any running. Try swimming or rowing.

    What's your rationale for that advice?

    As other have mentioned, running is a really poor form of exercise - very high injury rate. Exercise should make you feel better, not worse.

    :huh:

    No one has said running is a poor form of exercise apart from you... do you have some stats for injury rates in runners against other forms of exercise?

    Sure.

    56% of runners will get injured in any given year.

    Van Mechelen W. Running injuries. A review of the epidemiological literature. Sports Med. 14(5) (1992). 320-35. Pub. Med. 30 July 2014.

    compared to what % of people doing another exercise regularly?



    Regardless of what the exact numbers are, with all things being equal, would you rather do a form of exercise that you have 50+% chance of getting injured this year or something that has a very low injury rate like swimming?

    you're asking the wrong person that, i'm a runner :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I know there are people that love running for various reasons other than just to burn a few calories - many of my clients run. They just have to be smart and work on correcting the imbalances that running causes.

    Even I enjoy running to clear my head and to think (probably much shorter distances than most of you though :) ).
  • JonDrees
    JonDrees Posts: 161 Member
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    I have an hour or two, so I figured I'd bump this ancient thread. Fire away if you have any questions.

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