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„Running ruins your knees.”

Meta-analysis of 25 studies (n=125,810): recreational runners had 3.5% knee/hip osteoarthritis versus 10.2% in non-runners. Only elite-level, very high volume raised risk (13.3%). Cartilage strengthens under load and weakens with sitting.

Sources

  1. Alentorn-Geli E et al. The association of recreational and competitive running with hip and knee osteoarthritis – meta-analysis. JOSPT (2017) ↗

Last reviewed: 6 September 2026

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