Running Or Swimming?

[gallonegro]

I've Been Running For Ten Yrs Now And I'm Starting To Develop Arthritis In One Of My Knees It Is Said Swimming Is Better 1 Mile Of Swimming = Up To 15-20 Miles Of Running I Fight At 165 I Feel Gr8t It's Just My Knee That I Need To Take It Ez On I Run 5 Miles For 50 Min. Everyday What Do U Think Is Best ? Thanx

[Malchius]

How do you know you developed arthrits?

[msagrain]

swimming is very good for buring of the cals

[guzi815]

wow, that is hard to say. You sure it's not water in the knees? Arthritis comes and goes, I know cause my Mom's and several Aunts get it, especially in the Winter.

But check this out...

In the Army, you run....ALOT! My Unit ran (5 miles) Mondays, Wednesdays and Company Runs every Friday @ 06:00 hundred hours. Sometimes with boots! After each run, I would get sore in my right knee. It wasn't until I "cracked" my knee that it felt better. In other words...until I made that "click" sound when I bent my knee while stretching, I would develope "Shin Splins". What caused it was a lack of stretching, and wear and tear on the knee cap, where a full range of motion was limited by constant running at a less than 45 degree angle.

Try stretching before and after EVERY run. Believe me, when you hear your knee go..."CLICK", it would have aligned in the center where it should be.

BTW....Swimming....works every part of your body! More power to you, Bro.

[Feint]

If you have access to a swimming pool for training, by all means start swimming. It is so much better for your body and causes less stress.

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

i got the same problem man..but ihve had arthritis since i was little or some thing wrong with my joints..and i used to always have pains in my knees..but now when i run i always get them..maybe its the shoes..wut kind of running shoes do you have? because one thing that can possibly help mines and your problem is running shoes..mine dont even have the right cusioning

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does anybody know how much energy swimming can burn??

i usually think 100 cals per mile running? is it the same for swimming?

[James78]

I've Been Running For Ten Yrs Now And I'm Starting To Develop Arthritis In One Of My Knees It Is Said Swimming Is Better 1 Mile Of Swimming = Up To 15-20 Miles Of Running I Fight At 165 I Feel Gr8t It's Just My Knee That I Need To Take It Ez On I Run 5 Miles For 50 Min. Everyday What Do U Think Is Best ? Thanx

dude you should swim. the impact of running is quite bad on the knee. my dad has the same problem his doc told him to swim cos it breaks the arthritis up or something.

[eazy_mas]

i got the same problem man..but ihve had arthritis since i was little or some thing wrong with my joints..and i used to always have pains in my knees..but now when i run i always get them..maybe its the shoes..wut kind of running shoes do you have? because one thing that can possibly help mines and your problem is running shoes..mine dont even have the right cusioning

i had the same problem and yes when i changed the shoes it went away as well as i was given by my doctor the orthepdic insert because i have flat feet.

It is better to use Reebok or Osus and there is another amercian brand which is not famous dont remeber it name i think it called sayouininc something like that

You could reduce the rate of you running and do swimming it alway good to combine you exercise to have the best possiable outcome

[SpeedKillz]

does anybody know how much energy swimming can burn??

i usually think 100 cals per mile running? is it the same for swimming?

if u swim leisurely, you burn about 100-120 cals in bout 15 minutes, depending on bodyweight of course... i wouldnt substitue swimming for running, i would add swimming, u need impact exercise to get used to the rigors of the ring.