Why running will cause injuries and is not good for you.

[MasterKaliSilat]

Running is a bad sport and I know of many injuries of long term runners, short term runners, and a good reason to quit the sport. Injuries, injuries, injuries. An aquaintence of mine has been working on many well known runners, and I know why the only running that is recommended is bearfoot, it is a natural.

[Warrior189]

Well this is what my gym teacher told me. If you run on concrete floors or any hard surface every single day it will cause you problems in the future; don't ask me why cause I blanked out when he talking. but if you run on something softer like on grass or a dirt road it won't cause you injuries, cause the soft ground is taking the impact and not sending it back towards your feet.

Sorry if it doesn't make sense, cause I blanked out when he was talking so I don't really know the whole sorry.

[Warrior189]

I want know what kind of injuries can you get from running?

[Warrior189]

Sorry double post

[osopardo]

..I know why the only running that is recommended is bearfoot...

Oh yeah, I done dat!



Running on hard surfaces like concrete or asphalt pavement can be harmful to your joints (particularly knees and ankles) if done over a prolonged period of time. Same for some storefront gyms that have glue-down carpeting.

Softer surfaces offer uneven or unpredictable footing which is also bad for the joints.

Most ideal , safest running area I've ever found is a huge sandbar located just off Key Biscayne where the sand is rippled but fairly flat and even and soft, under approx. 8 inches of water. Not very easy to replicate those conditions, but it leads me to think that soft clean sand is the ideal running surface and a running track using that kind of surface can be easily built, like a horse racing track. And yet, look where Olympic runners train and compete...

[westway50]

yea the reason why is suppose to be bad for u is because it wears out ur joints in ur feet or something like that. gravity makes it so that everytime u step u put force on that part. just try jumping really high and stomp down. that force u feel after u stop is what causes ur feet to get injured later on. every time u step, a smaller version of that force is happening and over time, ur just going to get injured unless u like take care of ur feet

[BiGGinZ]

.....Walking can injure you over a long time....So can sitting hunched over....martial arts, playing any sports. Anything active can hurt you over time if you don't care of your body right.

BiGGinZ

[bigred389]

Usually the problems are in the ankles or the knees.

Running on a track is IMO a very good middle ground solution. It's also much better for doing speed work/sprints. I don't even want to imagine trying sprints on concrete or asphalt.