Is Running Dangerous for the Knees

Get told all the time that my knees won’t last, but I’m sure that if I didn’t lose that last 15lbs I would have been far worse off.

What causes pain in the back of the knee when jumping rope,no high kicks when jumping

Running was bad for my knees.

I’m 45 years old, I took up running in my early teens. By the age of 19 I had to stop running because I had massive pains in my knees.

I built up my distance so that I was running 50 miles every week without except I always managed the 50 miles per week, around Bristol so loads of up and down hill sections.

I loved wearing Brooks Beast shoes, so I was wearing top of the range shoes for long miles. They are very stable shoes but I had no problems with pronation or anti-pronation. The wear in my shoes was always in the centre of the soul.

I always worked on my technique to smooth out my running and be more economical. As for my weight at that time in my life I was really thin, you could see all of my ribs and I had no belly at all. Just pure thin. But I am tall 6″2 so there is some weight when it comes to being tall.

After I gave up running I took up cycling and then triathlon. But although there was about a years gap between the running and triathlon, my knees were still not good. As a triathlete I could only run once every two weeks for about 4 miles. And my knees were really painful. I was still about to finish in the top 10% of the run sections in triathlons because I still had good technique.

But as a triathlete I was still in massive pain from my knees.

I stopped triathlon when I was about 23 or 24 and the problem of bad knees is still with me to this day as a 45 year old, if I don’t run I’m OK. If I run for a bus my knees will hurt like hell for the rest of the day. When I go hiking I will still feel that sometimes there is a bit of pain, but it’s OK it just feels like somethings not right, but not bad enough for an injury.

I did rock climbing for about 8 years and if I jumped down from the wall my knees would hurt after a long session.

As a cyclist I had to have pedals with maximum float (sideways movement), and when my pedal speed dropped and there was loads of force going through my pedals, then I could feel my knees were not 100%.

I went to the doctor and they were useless. They took an x-ray and said they couldn’t see anything.

Regarding your scientific studies, it seems strange to compare runners to non-runners. If running gives you bad knees you’ll keep going for a couple of years of pain, but then stop. If I was to take part in your scientific study I would be classified as a non-runner because I had to stop running because of my knees. Which means your scientific study would show the wrong result because I would add to the total of non-runners who have bad knees.

Sorry I just don’t believe your video, because of my personal experience.

Perhaps if you don’t do many miles and take things easy then running might not course too much damage and your body can recover, but I did damage my knees from too much running.

I’m a fat fuck but whenever I start to jog on a regular my knees start to fucking hurt when I sit… I use the elliptical but that machine doesn’t do enough for me to loose weight… I have such a shitty body I can gain weight over EVERYTHING but it’s so hard for my body to burn fat.. gonna give gastric bypass a try and continue to regularly work out maybe that helps.

Jack lalane always said your body will rust out before it wears out.

I hate running (just a personal dislike of the activity,) however, I think problems occur mostly due to poor technique (after all we haven’t evolved to run and land on our heels every step!) and most people have pretty poor nutrition so our bodies can’t replace cartilage like it should (our bodies are not great at replacing cartilage anyway even with good nutrition so don’t compound the problem).
Notes I found “Middle-aged people who like to stay in shape with strenuous exercise such as running could be doing themselves more harm than good.
They are damaging their knee joints, and they are also increasing their chances of developing osteoarthritis, a new study has discovered.

Researchers have been monitoring the health of 236 people 136 women and 100 men aged between 45 and 55, who exercised to some extent. Those who strenuously exercised by running or jumping on a frequent, almost daily, basis had far more damage to their cartilage than those who did low-impact exercise such as cycling or swimming.

(Source: Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, December 1, 2009).” Again, this doesn’t take into nutrition individual genetics and nutrition.

another great vid not just a ‘no’ but the evidence to back it up! keep up the great work!��

On the contrary. It’s helps to strengthen the knees. The people who says running is bad for the knees are………….. the non-runners.

I’ve had ACL surgery on both knees. I assumed my distance running days were over before they started, but I got into it while losing 50 lbs over the past year. My left knee swelled up at first and hurt for two weeks. I waited until it was better and started again with better form and I don’t have any knee issues.

Haven’t watched the video. The answer No. It’s not bad for your knees. It’s good for your knees. It’s really good, I know from experince. I can explain my story…, but who cares just take it that it’s good. The more you run every pain in knee goes away!!!

The statement at 1minute 50secs i disagree with,most athletes I know have regretted running and needed knee replacements and the doctors have told them if they had walked briskly for 2hrs or 10 miles they can lose more body fat and not even use half as much energy

It’s funny I currently have a knee injury & I agree with everything you say, although I am off running for a least a month ��

Cycling is way lighter on your knees, your knees dont carry your bodyweigut when cycling your butt does

Hey everyone im haveing issue with jump ropeing
1. I keep catching my right foot even though im keeping my feet together.
2. I feel the rope is hitting to far in front of me even though I’ve adjusted it how JRD say to.
3. My shoulders are getting fatigued and i dont think thats normal,but let me know.
4. My knees and shins and ankles are getting a bit painful could be that i jump on concrete so thats on me.
5.i use a walmart Rope that’s also on me tho.

I thought Joe was talking to Bill Burr for a minute sounds just like him

I do 500-1000 skip jumps daily and sometimes my legs hurts. I researched a bit and found out its called shin splint, I don’t know why its happening but damn it hurts a lot sometimes couldn’t walk.

“Running must be boring”!!! ARGHHH. It’s my peace, space, thinking time, time to myself, chance to challenge myself and so many other things.

Sometimes my calves hurt when I jump rope. But I think it’s because I jump to often ��

But I really love your training Videos.

Guy obviously doesn’t know shite that cartilage can regenerate…

I haven’t even started running yet, just mentioned that I am going to once I’ve got my weight down a bit more, an already I’m getting the you will destroy your knees comments!

Fantastic. I have arthritis in knees, hips etc. I find a really good jump rope technique, aside from just the low level basic step, as shown here, is the alternating foot move. Very low impact, as weight not on both feet when returning to the floor.

I find it genuinely funny when people say running is bad for me. ��
That’s all I’ve got to say on the matter.

I can answer this no or everyone would have knee problems in the worldno just runners every sport would

Saved yall 10 mins

Selection bias. Only people with good knees turn into ultra marathon runners.

Watching a midget and an out of shape ginger talk about what I do is absurd I have ran over 1000 miles this year outside alone. My knees are awesome and I turn 34 this next month you guys dint know your assholes from your elbows. Tiny toe rogan and his dumpsterpump crew of wannabe men.

I’ve noticed my recent knee injury has been causing problems with my big toe….weird.

Great video guys. If more people went out and started running then more of these myths about running would be put to bed. ����‍♂️

I started running at 15. I am now a healthy 65 and ran 4 miles this morning at a 10 minute pace and feel great.

Is there supplements that can help with knee inflammation and joints pain?

Just had a recent knee injury, and it’s almost healed. I wanna start jump roping

I had minor knee issues for a few years due to a motorcycle accident. I took up running a couple of years ago and it has definitely improved. it does play up when my technique gets sloppy though

As a member of this “Running community” we would rather your dumb self not join us mate.

Well someone doesn’t know how to read research….all this says is the data collected was insufficient to analyse for the purpose you suggested, you need research that compares people who workout the same amount of time but do different activities. Also it focused on one type of knee problem.

weren’t people hunters, running long distances to hunt for prey? so theoretically, running should be a natural thing for us, not sitting around and doing nothing, our bodies are made to move

Hey Guys, Question: I find running with knee compression wraps/ Ace bandages (like used for weight lifting) helps ease the knee pain. Ok to use???

hey guys here’s my workout:
1: 20 pushups * 3 sets ( 2-3 mins rest between each sets)

2: 1 min jump rope * 15 sets ( 30 sec rest between each set )

What i wanna ask is, is this a good workout for beginners?
i am 5’8 and 85 kg. and do this workout atleast 5 days a week.

Overall, you have to have a smooth locomotion. You might run 5 percent slower and use 10 percent more energy, but it’s worth it for non competitive running.

Most of the time people get pain their knees cause their running form is bad, I used to get pain on my knees and started watching videos on YouTube on how to run properly. Now I don’t have any pain after running

I would say that most difficulty in running stems from a heel strike. Almost everyone I inconspicuously examine while out running relys overly much on the heel strike with as high a cadence as possible. This brings knee problems with pronation and also will develop shin splints.

But practising a mid-foot strike requires a fair bit of practice. The one rule of thumb would be to consistently raise the ankle behind the runner up to or above the knee, which will ensure that the forefoot, the largest part of the foot with the most area absorbs the stepping contact rather than the heel.

But there are no hard and fast rules, except you may notice the runners that run well all raise that ankle behind above the knee very consistently.

i am not overweight but i have big legs, long distance jogging doesnt tire me out so much as it just hurts my joints and back.

True reason peoples knees wear out is improper running form. With the rise of padded shoes that absorb impact on the bottom of the foot, proper form stopped feeling natural as before. Have you ever ran hard at the beach and found that your soles hurt from slapping the slightly wet ground? This is because you land on your heels and not your toes. With proper running form, the heel of your foot is not meant to hit the ground. If you watch videos of top sprinters you can see that their heels dont touch the ground each step. Landing only on the front of your foot is overall better because instead of slamming the ground with your heel and taking force in your knee, that force gets stored as potential energy in your achilles tendon, and when your foot leaves the ground the force goes into propelling you forward. This is more efficient for your body, and when you think about is makes more sense for our body to work this way considering all other animals use their “fingers” to move such as dogs and cats

“Running is super tough on the body” I’m not saying running doesn’t have its benefits but it clearly predisposes people to knee and ankle pain and injury there are other options that have less impact on the body and should be focused on more

I’ve ran many marathons. My knees felt fantastic when I was competing. Now that I no longer run my knees are fucked! Then again, I am 60 pounds heavier. ��

Running is good for your knees if you run correctly and aren’t overweight. Daily exercise is one of the best things to prevent joint issues.

Can i use thick battle ropes to jump rope… cos heavy jump ropes cost a lot. Is there any diffrence i dont need to develop skills or trick. I just need dense muscle and bmi like u guys…

I swear Jamie is like the younger brother you have that comes and hangs out in your room and you tell him to be quite but keeps interrupting

I have alot of pain during roping can u tell me how to get rid of this pain

I have found and been using a CBD infused knee compression sleeve made by hemp symmetry and it is amazing for my knee pain!

Running isn’t bad for your knees. But the way YOU run may be bad for your knees.

People who over exert themselves and don’t rest enough have bad knees.

Man I dont wanna go into it gradually because its so fun and I want to master the boxer skip faster.
But now I must rest because I have overworked

5:41 notice how Jamie says this is for NOVICE (meaning beginner) and after a marathon. So yes if you don’t run a lot and then do one of the hardest races on foot you can do, you might experience some problems. Wow would’ve thought. You have to build up your tolerance to running first and work your way up to marathon distance.

It is. I have good form that I learned from this channel. Only jumping 2 inches off the ground. If I jump rope for a few days in a row my knee is messed up. Could be because I’m old though. Damn.

Anything done to an extreme isn’t good for you. Look at how most professional athletes end their careers. Most have bad backs or knees because of all the injuries and subsequent surgeries.

Alan Shearer says he still struggles with stairs and he retired more than a decade ago.

We evolved running and walking. Of course running doesn’t fuck your knees

I’m putting my money on barefoot running. Utilizes more muscles because you lead with the front of your foot (which works to absorb hard impacts that your heel and knees would otherwise take hits from). Works more muscles from your calves down than a traditional shoe that has a raised heel simply cannot

I started walking last autumn because I though I couldn’t run because of my left knee. I just have to have some exercises before summer when the cycling season starts. Then my best friend told me if I could walk the way I do I can run easily. I can easily walk 10-15 km at pace of 6,5+ km/h. I’d like to start running but I don’t know where to start. That’s how I found your channel.

Be careful doing glutes strengthening because it might turned Nicki Minaj glutes! Like Nicki Minaj Anaconda. I’m just kidding

This guest reminds me of every liberal in an argument. Facts disprove their claims and so the libtards deny the scientific facts have merit. Basically their fact-less opinions trump peer-reviewed scientific studies. Welcome to 2020.

Injuries come from bad form. The pros don’t get hurt because they are efficient.

Running is not bad for your knees however running with improper form & the wrong shoes is. Most people run at too high an intensity which creates, instead of relieves, stress in the body. Poor diet also contributes to injuries in general and overall health. Running should be approached in a holistic manner, not just as an exerice or way of getting fit / losing weight. Everything we do while we’re not running probably contributes more to our overall health / injuries than the actual running itself. Training = Work + Recovery.

i run 6 days a week, sometimes double run days and in the past have completed over 260km per week in 3 consecutive weeks. i ended up with shin splints, but have never experienced knee trouble

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Running is not good for your knees lol. My grandfather ran for his entire life and ended up with two knee replacements and can hardly stand for extended periods of time. And no running on hills and elevated terrain still does not strengthen your knees in anyway. Just like any and everything in your body after a certain age its in a constant decline and working against you. The only thing you can do is counteract it and stabilize the decline. Sure muscular development can improve and make you look better but were talking about bones, cartilage and ligaments here.

Lol, I get told that knee thing all the time, And that I’ll get old and worn out before my time. I have to remind them I’m able to be healthy because I DO run.

What is your qualifications man, please don’t you give your dam opinion on this matter it’s safe and healthy to run people will get diverted from a healthy lifestyle because of you creepy ideas.

those two guys totally missed the running on your forefoot vs backfoot thing.

If its done with proper form there you shouldn’t have any problems.

Also even if you’re doing it right
Giving your knees a day off or two will help
Remember that the body needs to recover and adapt.

Its a life style

I do jump rope every day and 2000 jump ropes in 30 minute.my knees and ankles hurt.not too much but a bit.Also I don’t stretch or do a warm up before and after.what should I do.is this mild knee pain dangerous or it’s fine?I mean the pain is not too much but still I am concerned.

Running is healthy but it is at a cost. I have some friends who are unlike me real runners (they run at least 4 marathons a year, one even 8 a year) and yes after 10-15 yrs of running their knees are fucked.

It is inevitable.
Yet, don’t worry for most occasional joggers and average runners (99 percent of the people here) who don’t grind down those high amounts of miles/km there is no risk.

I am just an average runner (10 to 20K) and do a good amount of weight training and HIIT and this combination is in my opinion much healthier. At least I still got healthy knees. ��

If i had a pound for every time someone said “your going to destroy your knees I would be able to afford new knees:o) seriously though a couple of guys in my running got knee trouble, one had to have a new knee at 45 years, he was quite a good club runner and did the London marathon in 2.32 and was running over 100 miles a week, the other was a 2.35 man and ran over a hundred miles a week, he had to have an operation on his knee as he had worn a groove in the knee, I have always tried to run on grass as much as possible and always use good cushioned shoes in training.

So what is the truth about running vs knee injuries? You just confused us more…

I am constantly told by people at work that running is bad for my knees. I run 40-50km a week, I weigh 10st @ 5 ft 10, eat healthily and walk all day at work. They are all overweight and eat bacon and sausage rolls for breakfast every single day. I wonder whose knees will give out first…….

Great video! I’m actually having knee pains now after jumping this past weekend. I definitely fell into a few of these mistakes.

I like to do 50 jumps, 5-7sec rest, 50 more then rest with 10 push up. Then I repeat the process for a total of 10 reps. Equals 1,000 jumps and 100 pushups

The sidebar conversation is distracting, and it isn’t fair for you or us.

for the surface, can ijump on asport mattress or an fitness mat? Which is on my normal floor

Humans were designed to run for long distances (only mammal that can sweat). Humans were not designed to run on concrete and there in lies the problem.

Ultra running is totally different than marathons. You’re usually in the woods not paved, and the number of runners are way smaller so you end up alone most of the race. They do have elimination style races too…. ultras are a good time! Way better than marathons. I RD a 200km ultra in central IL (the temptation 200).:)

I have a few videos of me doing jump rope too… but no one watches them:(

I’ve been running for over forty years, and throughout that time people (including GPs) have said to me “running wears out your joints”.  They’re just saying what they want to hear, supported by the occasional idiotic newspaper revelation…. I’m 60 now.    How old do I have to get before people stop warning me that 45 miles a week is wearing out my joints?

Running is not bad for healthy knees, assuming proper form, footwear, and adequate rest days. However, once arthritis has started running makes it worse.

Way too much background noise definitely a very bad video waste of everything not even informative

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Can you do a clip talking about “Runner’s knee”, where the muscle tightens when you run too much and it causes pain in the knee. Because I have problems with that when i need to be running to keep fit for boxing

My stepdad was a marathon runner for decades, and my dad was a track runner who ran 75 miles a week…. and both of them had to get both of their knees replaced in their late 60s. Anecdotal, but ����‍♂️

When I began running at first my knees would ache at odd times during the day, I was going to see a doctor but after a while of running, I don’t feel it anymore.

i currently am going through a two month knee injury, but this is from a work related accident. So not from running.

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the worst thing was that 2 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS told me this exact thing. and how I should give up running altogether. ran a half marathon about 3 months later..lol

How long do you guys jump rope normally? 30 Minutes? 1 hr?
I normally do 30 minutes, but the back of my right knee gets really tight, even when I stretch every day. What can I do about it?

or you can run barefoot and train your feet just like the rest of your body

Started with my shins then they stoped hurting now knees l know they will stop too

Had a dude in the gym over 50 who used to do marathons and he runs for at least 1 hour on trademill didn’t seem he had problem with knees

If you you use modern running shoes and Heel strike then yes its very bad for not only your knee but you entire body ��

Imagine how much Nike and other corporations would lose if your average runner discovered that marathons damaged your knee cartilage.

I have been in a wheel chair for the past eight years because my knees were shot. I finally soaked an arrow in DMT and shot an elk and have been eating the meat every night after I smoke a joint and use the pso rite now I’m running 10,000 mile ultra marathons and tapping out black belts in jui jitsu

When we run, the cyclic movement of the joins stimulate the cells to proliferate and therefore protect the knees! I’ve read that in a study that followed 50,000 runners for 15 years. Run is good for you, no excuses! ������

I love that you ran through different possible ’causes’! Thanks for this video.

I ruined my knees while running just in few weeks，I stopped，take months rest，then recovered，never run again. before and after injury I do bicycle 40-100 km a day on workdays，thats some good cardio，running？its need too much skill to do correct，skip running just walking

I don’t have any pain but one of my knees makes a crunching noise (a quick internet search said that it’s something to do with cartilage?). I’d like to get back into jumping rope again as I haven’t done it since I was a kid, but I worry that I could do serious or long-term damage to that knee.

Who comes up with these stupid crazy theories:D Check stats what is the profile for almost all the knee replacement surgery patients: Runners/athletes WRONG!

I love your videos. I would love it if you could film a full hour follow along jump rope video *with variations. All the videos I have come across are under 30 minutes and even though they are great it would be awesome if you could film a full hour workout routine. Xx ��������‍♀️

Thanks for that rubber mat idea I want to try jump roping outside but scared to on cement I am rookie two weeks in I do use your video help me not to get injured and I use a five min video 30 sec jump ten sec rest helps a lot

I run 6 KM 13 days out of 14 days. I had knee pain for a few months a number of years ago. That was before I lifted weights. I did a quadricep workout and it fixed it. I suspect I had a muscular imbalance. I haven’t experienced any pain or issues since.

Now I lift weights. Squatting is part of my leg day. I never ever have issues with my legs or any part of my body while running. I’m convinced strength is a good fix.

Me: Runs 80Kms a Month.
Also Me: Watching a video tilted ” Is running bad for your knees”

Not quite agree about hypermobility and stretching ana staying right away. It should be very targeted though and quite often involve massage balls and roller where you can really dig into the muscle. A little unbalance on one side or between main group of muscles and your joint will know all about it. I have tennis and golf ball in my car:)

For me, it’s all prior injuries that keep me from doing double unders and why my knee hurts after skipping rope. Specifically the front kicks definitely bring out prior injury stuff so I am staying away from them for the time being. Sucks! Have so many things I want to do in life but blowing both knees out keeps me from doing a lot of it. As far as the tricks go, that’s not for me. They don’t impress me for some reason and I feel like it’s a time waster…

Doctors notice skateboarders and snowboarders have the strongest knee ligaments they’ve ever seen.

People or should i say non-runners states that “running is bad for your knees” or ask “doesn’t your knees hurt”. I always respond not at all. Great tips and information in this video.

So informative. Great advice and a question asked by so many…now answered. Thanks for all your help.
As always, ��

My Shines are sensitive because my spine is pinching nerves of my shines. So running is painful (not impossible but ouch) jumpin rope helps with my cardio 100% people really do over jump. Some friends I introduced too lose weight (They were like nu uh you can’t get a work out) then they sweat like a pig! They did jump high in the beginning and they didn’t even realize it. Helped them fix it and ALSO HYDRATE!!! Talk to a physical therapist and say that joint pain could be because they don’t work out at at and new to work out hurts but lack if water and Good nutrition hurts knees and elbows and back even.

I joined a running team with some friends a few months ago and I really enjoy it, but I’m worried because I have a history of meniscal tears in one knee. I don’t want to deal with another one, so I’ve been afraid to train more often than twice a week. I’d really like to run more frequently though. I’m just concerned about tears more than about arthritis specifically.

for me no knees pain, but after I done it I feel very tired and that night surely I’m on bed before 9 pm and very ready to sleep ��

I’m 20. Did alot of impact sports beginning in high school. Developed knee pain that would act up at random times throughout the day. Made it hard to train. Started running properly, increasing the distance incrementally. I have felt no pain since for months.

If u can jump rope after a leg session u r doing something wrong bro