How can you be easier knees when running?

Question

Ihave just started running this last month and have been building up the time I run on the treadmill. Wednesday I got up to 6mph and went for 18 minutes and know my right knee hurts really bad. I don't know if I am running wrong or what? Does anyone have any advice on running for a beginner? I did go out and buy new shoes.

Answer 1

You are doing the right thing by running on a treadmill. They tend to be fairly well cushioned and are great for the beginner.

Here are some tips:

1) Be sure your shoes are running shoes. Cross trainers are not running shoes.

2) Those neoprene knee wraps work wonders. I swear by them and wear them whenever I run. They tend to keep it warm and hold everything in place.

3) Check your gait... are you hunched over? are you overstriding? Are you overly fatigued? These could cause knee problems.

4) Are you overtraining? If you are new to running, be sure to give yourself some down time... your body is slowly becoming acclimated to running, so don't over do it.

Give yourself a day or two of downtime. You may consider icing your knee and / or taking an anti-inflamatory.

Good luck

Answer 2

Running is horrible for your knees no matter what kind of shoe you have. I have had two knee surgeries and my orthopedic surgeon told me running was the worst thing you can do to your knees. The jolt of your foot and leg hitting the ground is rough on your knees. I wish I would have known this in previous years when I was an avid runner. I'm not saying you shouldn't run, but there are other exercises that you can do for a work out that don't put as much stress and strain on your knees.

Answer 3

Usually. Running downhill has a far more difficult "jarring" end result to your knees. More most important than that's the kind of flooring you're jogging on. Concrete for instance could be very rough to your knees and shins, even as dust, grass, and tender tracks cushion your jogging.

Answer 4

I was told by an athlete friend of mine that he quit wearing shoes. Shoes change the way your foot hits the ground (moves the impact further back to the arch or heel rather than the toes where it hits when you are barefoot). The impact may be hitting your knee incorrectly because of the shoes, and not wearing them will change the impact point back to your toes where it is supposed to hit (the way your leg is designed cushions the blow best at the toes and not the heel or knee or hip).

Answer 5

run on the balls of your feet. it gives you more of a glide. also, you may want to purchase stability shoes if that is not what you have. Just Ice it up. The pain will go away.

Answer 6

don't run at all