How runners can avoid knee pain

After miles and miles of use, a runner's legs take a beating. Running coach, John Henwood, explains the proper way to train so that runners can avoid painful knees.

[chynadoll]

finally someone has given me a straight to the point helpful answer.

[Neosapien]

I went from sitting on my arse for hours during the
day, to suddenly running and working my way of to a 5k run without stopping, so after my fifth run I was able to do it, but I messed my knee up pretty badly. Lesson learned.

[ettawing]

It takes about a week for my sore knees to feel better.

[peterobrien]

Very sensible information given easy to understand and to the point. Not confusing at all.

[teephraq]

Runners knee i.e. Patella Tendon inflammation comes from overstriding! You make too wide steps and when your foot landed you need to pull a little with landed foot before pushing up. Proper technique - forefoot landing, you land your foot under your body mass center, immediately push up&forward no pulling. You pelvis should do almost a straight line while moving.

[thebiglebowski]

That was a lot of excellent information in a short amount of time. Thanks!

[johnharper]

My runners knee was terrible and I found a CBD infused compression sleeve made by hemp symmetry and it works so good for my knee pain!

[StudioOAC]

Very helpful for a runner like myself. Thanks!

[carlalorch]

I have problems with tightness down the backs of my legs. I found that doing weight training exercises for the backs of my legs stopped the tightness and surprisingly the pain in my feet.

[nedimibrahimagic]

I discovered a useful compilation of videos that may help on Patella Pain Pundit

[ST-vlih]

I’m 13 years old and I have horrible knee pain whenever I move. I have a passion for running and don’t know what to do, my life is going down the drain and the doctors and chiropractors don’t understand, I also have a bowed bone in my leg and nobody knows if that’s why. I just want to run again

[Mr.Pop]

but what if my knee is so worn from years of being overweight it sounds like rattle in there when i go up stairs. how can one strengthen a busted knee? tried doing squats but I stop bc it feels like I'm just making it worse.

[pele-moshec]

Why do you call the Inside muscles..The knee stabilizing muscles?

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[synthwavesmatter]

This makes no sense. I was a yoga teacher and I have done full body strength training for years I'm in the best shape I've been since I was 18. The only thing that kills me is running and my knees. It has nothing to do with strength or flexibility but everything to do with technique and how your running. It's mechanics. I think an mechanical engineer would do better to explain why there is toouch pressure on the knees. This is just a theory that's unsubstantiated.

[zachgoestoeuro]

Who is in the office for twelve hours a day?

[chicksue]

Well damn after 2 months of 1 hour on the treadmill every single day (and occasional 1 day off a week)...and now with only 2 weeks until vacation, the last thing I wanted is to lighten up. Disheartening

[ProtoIndoEuropean]

Are people genetic makeup fucked up in this generation or what?
I always do jogging and sprinting. Never suffered from any sort of knee pain whatsoever. In fact I feel like my knee is getting tougher, the way my leg moves is better and stronger.