running...

Originally posted by ChrisCantSkate
that is absolute hell on your joints. i wouldnt do it, i know a friend of my family is a chiropractor and he told my mom about how bad it was for your joints if you do it too much. i know my knees are beat to hell from skating on them every day, which is about the same effect of having 10 lb weights on each foot and running around with them on. cold weather or standing too long makes my knees and ankles hurt

Yeah I guess I shouldn't have mentioned ankle weights at least, they are pretty bad. But it's not that bad to run with some weights in your hands AFAIK. Of course you have to build up to it, you don't just start off with heavy weights.

But running isn't exactly the lowest impact exercise on your joints anyways.....especially if you're overweight and trying to use running to lose weight. It's just bad on your knees and ankles.

I think I f'd my right knee from mtn. biking....still hurts from 3 weeks ago. Dammit.

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