Squats are bad for your knees, whereas running is bad for your joints?

[the People's Champ]

I like doing both and I haven't exeperienced any problems yet. what is your take on this?

 

[dude]

Squats are not bad for your knees if done properly. They actually strengthen the tendons and muscles surrounding and supporting the knee.

 

[louden_swain]

I think pain in the knees can be avoided. It depends on your form and the type of shoe that you wear.

It is also essential to constantly stretch.

 

[Nonerz]

yeah, who said they were bad for your knees? okay, if done improperly or if you have pre-existing damage to your knees already...then I can see that they are "bad."

hey louden, your avatar looks good--must be all that DC training!

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

Squats are fine for the knees, it is all in the stance, execution, and with heavy loads, the shoes play a role, use something flat like Chuck Taylor's so you aren't pushed forward......running is not bad for the joints either.......people who say this either squat with bad form, or they have pussy-itis and are afraid to squat or they don't wanna get in running shape.......of course so as not to offend, this doesn't apply to people with a pre-exsisting injury making it difficult to do either or both.

 

[casualbb]

If you do tons of long-distance running, you're probably gonna get repetetive stress injuries. Wearing the right shoes etc can help, but the human body wasn't designed to run long distances bipedally.

-casualbb

 

[skaman607]

It also depends on what kind of surface you're running on.

 

[TC2]

Yeah, if I run on concrete too much my kness get a little sore, but I can run for days off road and not be sore at all.

 

[skaman607]

It also depends on your stride.