Apparently not! Even I thought it was but the results of a new study (to read it click here) have found that “not only does running not cause osteoarthritis in the knee, it may even help to keep the problem at bay”.

The study followed 2863 people and found that “runners, regardless of the age they were when they ran, had less knee pain and osteoarthritis.”

This supported another previous study of 74,00 people from 2013 which “found that running significantly reduced the risk of both osteoarthritis and knee replacement.”

Some other choice quotes from the study include:

“A knee’s worst enemy isn’t going for a run – it’s the couch and the TV remote. One of the strongest risk factors for osteoarthritis in the knee is being overweight. If only we had more people running there would be less knee osteoarthritis”

“Running may also be protective because it helps to keep the joint mobile and reduces systemic inflammation as well as helping to keep weight off.”