How do you prevent your knees from killing you when running?

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  • daisydieter
    daisydieter Posts: 118
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    Make sure you don't have bursitis... will show up as little dark "sacks" on an x-ray of your knees. Tendonitis is another issue. If you're overweight and new to running, knees aren't quite prepared for that kind of that excess pressure. I've had of both of these injuries when embarking on a new fitness routine designed to help me lose weight. Bursitis was when I started running carrying an extra 50 pounds.... Tendonitis came years later (after gaining back all that weight) when I was started hiking again (carrying extra 50lbs!).

    You can still run and hike but the treatment is different and faster if you get medical help. And to avoid it, start up slowly, never running two days in a row, etc.

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