Jogging-Unhealthy?

I just roll my eyes and say whatever.

I've run over 16,000 miles in the last ~ 8.5 years. I run between 45 -55 miles most every week (always outside, never on the dreadmill).

Just smile and keep on running!

They're probably just jealous that THEY can't do what you do!

not sure who these "people" are, but i'd just ignore them and keep jogging. or tell them you're running. maybe they'll find that more acceptable

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i jog/run sometimes even five days a week, and I have seen great results, I also do other things like yoga and other workouts. Just do what works for you!

Jogging is high impact on the knees. But as long as you don't overdue it (which you don't), you will definitely be OK.

This is the correct reason. Most people have craptastic form. If you have good form (strike on the mid/ball of your foot) you don' t have anything to worry about. If you strike with the heel of your foot, you're going to destroy your heels, ankles, knees, and hips.

It is not any more unhealthy than any other form of exercise. Get the right shoes and keep easing our way into the program...it works. If you like it, then do it.

I heard something like that this weekend. I was talking to a friend and mentioned that I'd been running for about 3 months now and they said, 'Why? My trainer says there's no reason to run. It's the same as walking, only faster.' I laughed.

"The same as walking, only faster." How funny! Wow...

I guess my dead lifts are the same as picking up the tv remote, only heavier.

Or is walking the same as running, only faster? Hmm....

Oooooh.... The myths! I hate em! hate em! hate em ! hate em!

There have been these articles about people having dropped dead after completing a marathon. There is some truth to it in that a someone who doesn't properly train can have enlargement of the heart in the right circumstance. This lasts for about a week following a long term endurance event (marathons and half marathons).

But... these are also weekend warriors who don't train or diet properly. These same people who think because they can run a mile or two, they must be able to do 13 or 26.

Then there is also the school of thought that it is bad for your knees and ankles... ok, I can see that, but so is hoisting around an extra 20,30, 50, 100 whatever pounds. You know what... I'd rather go out on my own terms and without a layer of fat coating everything. Further, there are recent studies that discredit this so called relationship between arthritis and running.

And of course there is this negative aspect that people love to rain on others parades. They can't do it themselves so... you shouldn't run either. I say POOP on THEM! If you like running, if you love the great feeling it gives you... POOP on THEM!

At 40 years old, I credit running with getting me into the condition I'm in. According to my Doctor, all of my readings for blood pressure, blood sugars, heart rate and cholesterol are all now consistent with someone almost half my age. I am in better condition at 40, than when I was 30. Now if i can just burn off that last 22 pounds....

Sorry Gotta Run!

I always told myself I "couldn't" run because I had bad knees.

Now that I do run, my knees never felt better! Actually... everything feels better.

HEY.... I JUST STARETED JOGGING FOR 30MINS BEFORE WORK FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF AND I LOVE IT ..... IT HAS CHANGED MY BODY AND GAVE ME A GREAT NEW WAY TO CHALLANGE MYSELF. I'VE ONLY HERD JOGGING ON AN INCLINE IN HARD ON YOUR KNEES........ NUT IT'S A GREAT MORNING WORK OUT - KEEP IT UP SISTA

I actually disagree with the "bad on your knees" / form argument. I've been a runner for 6 years and haven't had any joint problems. I think, in fact, that running makes your joints stronger. Think of it from a muscle standpoint -- people could say that weight lifting is bad because it's so hard on the muscles. Indeed, lifting does tear down and actually rip muscle fibers -- until the body adapts and builds new, stronger ones in their place. I believe something similar happens in the joints (barring any degenerative disorders that are NOT running, but rather genetic, related). You beat them up running, and as had been said, as long as you don't overdo it, you're going to get stronger and more durable joints in their place. The human body is a remarkable adaptive machine, built to handle far more stresses than the modern western lifestyle will EVER place upon it, and that includes those ultra runners, etc., out there.

The only reason it'd be bad for your joints is because of bad form. A good way to test if your form is proper is to try running barefoot. It forces you to run with perfect form because slamming an unprotected heel into the ground is immensely painful. However padded shoes let people do some pretty nasty things.

Some people's bodies can take the strain on their knees, but others can't. Plus, everyone benefits from proper form out of the fact that its a whole lot easier to run faster, and longer with good form. Heel striking basically causes force to be exerted in the opposite direction of the direction you're running (up through the heel, ankle, knee, and then pelvis and hip). This basically causes you to stop for a moment every time you impact.

Striking with the front of your foot basically gives you a natural shock absorber (your knee and hip are bent, so they act like a spring), and it lets you keep your center of gravity in front of the impact point, so there is no lost momentum.

Here's a video that explains it better than i can in text:
http://www.youtube.com/user/njsportsmed#p/a/u/2/9itkEkcQ8WM

And here's an article from Harvard athletic studies:
http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/4BiomechanicsofFootStrike.html

Striking with the front of your foot basically gives you a natural shock absorber (your knee and hip are bent, so they act like a spring), and it lets you keep your center of gravity in front of the impact point, so there is no lost momentum.

Here's a video that explains it better than i can in text:
http://www.youtube.com/user/njsportsmed#p/a/u/2/9itkEkcQ8WM

My body forced me to do this naturally. I had to figure out how NOT to "jiggle" too much. Sorry. TMI. I know.

No worries, running ain't glamorous. It's messy, bouncy, gooey, and sometimes smelly

I've been getting this alot when I tell people I am training for a marathon. Invariably the 1st thing they say is "you will wreck your knees".
It's unfortunate because I genuinely think they mean well, but the are just severely misinformed about running, since 99.9% of the people that tell me that, have never run.

The human body is designed to run. People only get hurt when they do it wrong.

I see you have vibrams! I have them too and have been loving them! I assume you are as well? I feel a lot less pain in my heal.