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Jogging vs walking
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I have two forms of arthritis and I've taken up running, had to give it up, and am taking it up again. My knees are one of my worst joints and running doesn't bother them at all. In fact, it helps them.
Two things: I have good, well-fitted shoes, and I have good form. I also built up to it slowly and lift weights to help strengthen the muscles further. I think the biggest problems with knee issues probably come when people have bad form, tbh.
BTW, my lady parts are just fine. I'd like to see a source on how they'd not be fine and which parts would be affected. And ... lady parts? Really? Which ones?3 -
I have too many knee issues from playing soccer: dislocated my left knee twice, twisted my right knee countless times. Frequent running exacerbates my knee issues very quickly, which is why I walk preferably flat or uphill. Unfortunately one must always come down if they go up.
I find the spin bike is good cardio too if you just want to get the heart rate up but go easier on the joints especially knees. My Physical therapist started me on slow cycle at the beginning of each workout session to warm up the knee, so if you are worried or start seeing knee issues you might consider doing some light stationary bike workout.
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Running does not damage your knees! Running may reveal an injury, but there is no science that shows that running causes knee injury. The biggest predictor for runners developing a knee injury, is having a prior injury--usually from another sport. Youth fútbol or soccer are common culprits. Run if you want to.1
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I really wish that people could do a little research before shooting off their mouths on the internet but alas...it is what it is...
That goes both ways.
I don't waste my time researching something that's so silly and obviously not true that it's not even worth looking for.
Please post the link to research showing that running can damage one's "lady parts". I'm sure a lot of women runners would be interested in reading it.15 -
That loud noise you just heard was Katherine Switzer banging her head repeatedly against the wall.
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I really wish that people could do a little research before shooting off their mouths on the internet but alas...it is what it is. the internet. CHECK THE WORD 'can' and look up its meaning...thankfully i'm not this guy
So is that an acknowledgment that your earlier post was utter bollocks.18 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
Rather than having us all Google "lady parts," why not share the research that convinced you? Right now your claim is so vague (which "lady parts"? what kind of damage?), it's hard to even begin fact-checking it.
Since you already have access to evidence that convinced you, this will be really simple to resolve. Just share it with us.
I took one for the team and tried googling it several ways. Nothing comes up using "lady parts". General articles on "negative effects of running on women" involve excessive miles, wrong shoes, bad form - again, nothing involving "lady parts". I was actually surprised I didn't come across even one crackpot site involving prolapsed uterus scare stories.
I've heard the running is bad for women woo since the 70's when running became popular, never actually heard of a woman whose insides fell out as a result. I would be really interested to see the source on this one.12 -
I took one for the team and tried googling it several ways. Nothing comes up using "lady parts". General articles on "negative effects of running on women" involve excessive miles, wrong shoes, bad form - again, nothing involving "lady parts". I was actually surprised I didn't come across even one crackpot site involving prolapsed uterus scare stories.
I've heard the running is bad for women woo since the 70's when running became popular, never actually heard of a woman whose insides fell out as a result. I would be really interested to see the source on this one.
You'll be waiting a while because I am pretty confident we won't be getting one, even from a woo website.4 -
Others have already commented on the claim that jogging can be damaging to female anatomy. Personally though, I'd like to ask about the latter claim.Im a fan of walking - or power walking if you will...jogging for women is proven that it CAN be damaging to our lady parts. walking is not and its more energy efficient when it comes to weight loss.
In what sense is walking "more energy efficient when it comes to weight loss"? Do you mean that it's more time-efficient? If so, that clearly isn't true, since jogging (and better yet, running) burns more calories per minute as well as per mile.
Walking is a good starting point, but it's among the least efficient, least effective exercises for burning calories -- especially at the leisurely pace that most people use. It also does very little for building up strength, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, or other useful metrics such as lactate tolerance and recovery time. It's better than staying on the couch, and it can be a good active recovery tool, but it's not very efficient in terms of exercise.
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I'm guessing she is thinking of uterus prolapse maybe? But no unless your pelvic floor is really weak and already have prolapse issues running won't cause your uterus to fall out0
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I took one for the team and tried googling it several ways. Nothing comes up using "lady parts". General articles on "negative effects of running on women" involve excessive miles, wrong shoes, bad form - again, nothing involving "lady parts". I was actually surprised I didn't come across even one crackpot site involving prolapsed uterus scare stories.
I've heard the running is bad for women woo since the 70's when running became popular, never actually heard of a woman whose insides fell out as a result. I would be really interested to see the source on this one.
You're a superstar, thanks for trying.
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singingflutelady wrote: »I'm guessing she is thinking of uterus prolapse maybe? But no unless your pelvic floor is really weak and already have prolapse issues running won't cause your uterus to fall out
And if your pelvic floor is that weak, all activity is going to be a potential issue.2 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »Running consumes twice the energy of walking, but it takes effort to train enough that you can sustain that for long periods.
The nature of running means that it can help to develop the musculature, and connective tissues around the knee.
Personally I enjoy running, but it's not for everyone. If you fancy it, then try it.
Why would running consume twice the energy if you are going the same distance?0 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
Why would running consume twice the energy if you are going the same distance?
from runners world
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janejellyroll wrote: »
And if your pelvic floor is that weak, all activity is going to be a potential issue.
Exactly. I actually have a high prolapse risk because of having my colon and rectum removed and I walk almost daily and started adding in some easy running intervals and I haven't had to push my uterus back in yet
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Im a fan of walking - or power walking if you will...jogging for women is proven that it CAN be damaging to our lady parts. walking is not and its more energy efficient when it comes to weight loss.
btw. congratulations to you.
What? "More efficient" as compared to what? I am a power walker, so I'm pro-walking over running (just for myself personally) but I'd never claim that walking, even power walking, was more efficient than running or jogging.8 -
Oh @janejellyroll another lol that this made me think of is my friend who has had the same surgery told me I should never ever run because of prolapse risk and that I should use a rebounder instead for exercise.....0
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singingflutelady wrote: »Oh @janejellyroll another lol that this made me think of is my friend who has had the same surgery told me I should never ever run because of prolapse risk and that I should use a rebounder instead for exercise.....
Right, like if you're going to prolapse from movement I'm sure a rebounder is a much better choice!
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I'm a runner. I'm 56 and have no issues with my knees, hips or joints. Seems I'm cut out for distance as opposed to speed though. I think much of it is genetic.2
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
Why would running consume twice the energy if you are going the same distance?
It's an inefficient form of locomotion.5 -
Im a fan of walking - or power walking if you will...jogging for women is proven that it CAN be damaging to our lady parts. walking is not and its more energy efficient when it comes to weight loss.
btw. congratulations to you.
I wore lacy knickers on a long run once which caused chafing... that was damaging to my ladyparts :laugh:
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I really wish that people could do a little research before shooting off their mouths on the internet but alas...it is what it is. the internet. CHECK THE WORD 'can' and look up its meaning...thankfully i'm not this guy
Hello, internet here....I was simply curious. But the word can is certainly used to be encompass a wide variety of scenarios. When I running I can get hit by a car. I can also get hit by a car while walking. I can also eat a sammich while doing both.6 -
maybe she's referring to running potentially causing saggy boobs??? but I'm pretty sure anyone who is going to run will wear a sports bra.3
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Wow. This took a turn, lol. I'm going to stick with walking right now. It's working for me and I am overweight still so when I loose more I'll consider the idea of running. My brother's jogging now and he loves it. The time it takes to walk is getting annoying but I'm trying to increase my speed to adjust that.
BTW, 2.2 miles today. That's huge for a girl that couldn't walk around the block last year
Down 26.4 lbs.
Thank you again for all the information. I've researched a lot thanks to you all.
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Wow. This took a turn, lol. I'm going to stick with walking right now. It's working for me and I am overweight still so when I loose more I'll consider the idea of running. My brother's jogging now and he loves it. The time it takes to walk is getting annoying but I'm trying to increase my speed to adjust that.
BTW, 2.2 miles today. That's huge for a girl that couldn't walk around the block last year
Down 26.4 lbs.
Thank you again for all the information. I've researched a lot thanks to you all.
Keep on keepin' on, you're doing fine! Don't worry about damage to your "lady parts" - every female runner I know still have theirs fully intact and functional. 5 -
Keep on keepin' on, you're doing fine! Don't worry about damage to your "lady parts" - every female runner I know still have theirs fully intact and functional.
Have you actually asked them all?
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Wow. This took a turn, lol. I'm going to stick with walking right now. It's working for me and I am overweight still so when I loose more I'll consider the idea of running. My brother's jogging now and he loves it. The time it takes to walk is getting annoying but I'm trying to increase my speed to adjust that.
BTW, 2.2 miles today. That's huge for a girl that couldn't walk around the block last year
Down 26.4 lbs.
Thank you again for all the information. I've researched a lot thanks to you all.
You're doing great, and that is indeed great progress!
I started out with walking to the corner one day and it took me a couple of years to progress slowly to running. One of the steps I did was walking faster intervals to work on my walking speed. I made a game of walking faster between a certain amount of telephone poles. If you want to get really fancy with it, Runtastic has a very basic interval timer app for both Apple and Android that will also work well. You can set up any interval/rest periods you want with a warm up period as well. It's free.1 -
I walk at 4.5 MPH uphill for 45 mins a day and by the end I’m sweating and out of breath.5
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I can't walk a half marathon in the maximum allowed pace time. So for me, running is the winner. (I do a run-walk blend, but it's that running part that keeps me under the max.)2
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kaiwitzberger826 wrote: »I walk at 4.5 MPH uphill for 45 mins a day and by the end I’m sweating and out of breath.
That is blazing fast walking!!4
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