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TrainerRobin
TrainerRobin Posts: 509 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
If you are like me, and constantly hear non-runners caution you against the damage you're doing to your body from running, check out this new article from NPR. It's good news!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112556135

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  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Nice to see this. Thanks!
  • Amanda_Runs
    Amanda_Runs Posts: 169 Member
    Great article, thanks for posting it!
  • chrisallcock
    chrisallcock Posts: 173
    If you are like me, and constantly hear non-runners caution you against the damage you're doing to your body from running, check out this new article from NPR. It's good news!

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112556135


    first ive heard, i run alot and really enjoy it....what damage do these ppl say it will do to our bodies?
  • AndreaWyland
    AndreaWyland Posts: 142 Member
    I used to hear that a lot too, and still even with my husband occasionally even though hes the one who told me about that exact article several months back, it was in discovery or national geo or something but I think its pretty much the same thing:) Thanks for posting that! Even if it was hard on me I would still do it, nothing feels like a good run to me, nothing! Have fun running! oh and also there are lots of good form running clinics if you are exp pain, I took one and learned a lot through that and chi running about form and prevention of injuries:)
  • greeneyed84
    greeneyed84 Posts: 427 Member
    Yeah, I heard people say it's bad for joints. Which makes no sense. We're born hunters, back in the day we ran all the time
  • VialOfDreams
    VialOfDreams Posts: 217

    first ive heard, i run alot and really enjoy it....what damage do these ppl say it will do to our bodies?

    Knee and hip problems, both of which I have developed after just 1 year of running. However, I do to agree, that running alone is not going to affect someone's joints. I used to be obese, so I know that put a lot of pressure on my joints, and weakened them, plus having a family history of arthritis made things worse.
    nothing feels like a good run to me, nothing!

    Ditto. No matter how much it hurts, I still run, because running is so liberating! Plus, there are many stretching and conditioning exercises for people with moderate pain.

    All you runners out there, keep on running!
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    Thank you!!!!

    Just had this discussion with someone a few weeks ago.
  • TrainerRobin
    TrainerRobin Posts: 509 Member
    If you are like me, and constantly hear non-runners caution you against the damage you're doing to your body from running, check out this new article from NPR. It's good news!

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112556135


    first ive heard, i run alot and really enjoy it....what damage do these ppl say it will do to our bodies?

    Well, count yourself lucky. I get people telling me that if I run, it'll ruin my knees and hips. I keep at it anyway. :) I love it. I wouldn't maintain a healthy weight without it -- it's my lifesaver (literally).

    I figure if my two older sisters didn't run, and they both needed surgery on both hips, why not give the running approach a go. So far, so good. Knock on wood. ;)
  • TrainerRobin
    TrainerRobin Posts: 509 Member
    I used to hear that a lot too, and still even with my husband occasionally even though hes the one who told me about that exact article several months back, it was in discovery or national geo or something but I think its pretty much the same thing:) Thanks for posting that! Even if it was hard on me I would still do it, nothing feels like a good run to me, nothing! Have fun running! oh and also there are lots of good form running clinics if you are exp pain, I took one and learned a lot through that and chi running about form and prevention of injuries:)

    Amen to the running clinics to learn proper form. :) That's super important.

    I'll add to that list a pair of professionally fitted running shoes (from a running store!).
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    Ive been running since day 1 of my journey, it has gave me the best body of my life, never ever had a problem with my joints because I knew I had to eat properly and take the proper vitamins, especially as a women because our bodys are different than mens. I wont stop running ever!! Ill be running when im dead too!!:bigsmile:
  • victoriashea
    victoriashea Posts: 112
    SCORE.
    I wasn't planning on stopping anyway, but hey... That certainly eases my mind.
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