Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
"I prefer a bong, anyway."
I usually agree but then say that it ruins them at a slower rate than not running.
Being fat ruins your joints. (This doesn't work if they aren't fat but they usually are)
I respond by saying that they used to say that if women ran their ovaries would fall out- they were wrong about that, too.
They usually refer to your knees and i usually respond "thats actually an old wives tale. If you have arthritis in your knees, it can be bad, but if you have healthy cartilage in your knees, running doesnt hurt them at all."
runn wrote:
I respond by saying that they used to say that if women ran their ovaries would fall out- they were wrong about that, too.
Yea, and weightlifting made you "musclebound," which was a really negative thing (?)
I don't care if you are a doctor.
runn wrote:
I respond by saying that they used to say that if women ran their ovaries would fall out- they were wrong about that, too.
This would have been perfect
use a response that incorporates the tried and true "momma" reference - like: "Yo Momma was all over my joints last night."
Let them tell you of a life long runner with a joint replacement,
They are few and far between.
Folks with high BMI make up 85% of joint replacements.
While doing the mileage, you can take Glucosamine, Chondroitin, MSM, collagen and hialuronic acid. It helps a little.
Say, "actually research has found the weight bearing exercises strengthens knees"However there are limits to this and genetics help determine tolerance levels.And actually cross training is healthier so in a sense your friend is right.
FriendlyLobo wrote:
Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
FriendlyLobo wrote:
Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
I say yes, yes it does.
FriendlyLobo wrote:
Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
I like citing the Stanford Study to such people. It shuts them up.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2556152/http://news.stanford.edu/news/2008/august20/med-aging-082008.htmlConundrum wrote:
Say, "actually research has found the weight bearing exercises strengthens knees"
However there are limits to this and genetics help determine tolerance levels.
And actually cross training is healthier so in a sense your friend is right.
FriendlyLobo wrote:Was talking to a friend last night who says she alternates running and swimming because her father said running ruins your joints. What are your favorite ways to respond to this obviously false statement?
Well this friend recently trained for and ran a disappointing marathon time. Sure cross training is good, but if you want to run a pleasing marathon, you should be running every day as long as you are not injured.
"cool"
Start counting down from 5 and when you get to 1 kick their knee as hard as you can and tell them they should have ran while they had the chance
It's usually true. You have to be careful not to scrape away all your damn cartilage or you will be truly and utterly screwed.
It's best not to do long distance or high volume for this reason. Stick to middle distance and sprints.
It's true that running ruins joints for someone that is out of shape and lacks muscular strength and who runs farther than they are ready to run, a population that includes the vast majority of first time recreational joggers.