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Running won't damage your knees?

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chris00938
chris00938

This is an interesting one!  Has anyone else seen in the newspaper today that experts say 'running won't damage the knees'?  And there is no link between running and osteoarthritis.  But runners place 8 times their bodyweight on each step.  They reckon this might strengthen cartilage. I'm trying to get my head round this, when it's reckoned that more obese people get osteoarthritis - I'm struggling to see the logic here, how running can strengthen cartilage but obesity wears it away.  Any thoughts?

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  • marilyn10235
    marilyn10235 chris00938

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    The old iPhone is having a really dyslexic day today!!

    SORRY 😐

    XX

    • chris00938
      chris00938 marilyn10235

      Posted

      I truly hadn't noticed!  I know sometimes I make typos and it makes me cringe when I see them later LOL!  But most of the time our brains correct it without us noticing:-)))))

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