We all knew that running can damage your knees in a long-term but there is a good new evidence for runner shows that running is actually good for your knees. According to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, a regular running at any age may decrease chances of developing osteoarthritis in your knees.
This research use data from about 3,000 participants in long-term study. Participants reported their main activities for 8 years during stages of their life: 12-18, 19-34, 35-49, and more than 49 years old. Researchers classified participants who have running as one of their three main activities as a runner. With above information, knee x-rays (taken every two years), and participants reports of symptomatic pain, they showed that 22.8% of the runners having osteoarthritis and 29.8% of non-runners participants have osteoarthritis.
With this research, it can disprove the belief that running damage your knees and a prove that running can be protective. And you don't need to worry about your age, you can start running immediately because the average age of participants was 64.7.
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