Posted on 05/20/2024 10:43:32 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
It’s the cycle of life.
Lifelong bicyclers may live longer, have stronger immune systems and are less likely to experience knee pain or osteoarthritis, than people who don’t ride bikes.
Although previous studies have already shown several benefits of cycling, new research now shows that people who cycle regularly have significantly less chance of developing osteoarthritis by the age of 65, according to NPR.
The study, which was published last month in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, surveyed 2,600 people with an average age of 64 about their lifetime exercise habits. All of the participants were at an elevated risk for developing knee arthritis due to either the weight, family history or other previous injuries. Researchers also took X-rays of participants to evaluate the arthritis in their joints.
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I love jogging, but believe walking gives 80% of the benefit for 20% of the pain. Just takes longer.
When you have no cartilage in your knees, nothing helps
I have a stationary bike with a basket on the front to hold my chips and beer= = =
You can play a video of a trip down the the quick-stop and back.
Log the miles.
Low to medium resistance and cadence will certainly re-track a patella injury in short order, depending on the severity of the injury.
Not a doctor here, just a FRoctor here, who runs and has dealt with it.
I have a precor upright bike that goes nowhere and do 10mile rucks with 40lbs twice a week.
Hubby has been an extreme cyclist for about 40 years, and now is a bundle of back pain. It’s hampered his daily living and he finds no relief in spite of consulting many doctors.
My daughter just had total knee replacement on one knee. The PT put her on a stationary bike the first visit. She has my Nordictrack bike to use at home.
Off-road biking is an option, tor those that would rather hit trees.
Until you get a cramp and drown.
“Lifelong bicyclers may live longer, have stronger immune systems and are less likely to experience knee pain or osteoarthritis, than people who don’t ride bikes.”
except for all the ones biking on highways who get hit by cars ...
I also notice that many bicyclists have their bike seats set so they can't touch the ground so they like to do this weird ballet on street corners when they have to stop for a light but don't want to touch the ground.
And yes, they love to ride three, four, and five wide even though that is against the law and a stupid idea when they are competing for the same space with cars and trucks.
Lol
“Never been hit by a car.”
You shouldn’t have said that.
“Off-road biking is an option, tor those that would rather hit trees.”
We have a great, and expanding, system of bike trails down here.
Same here - it's great for range of motion. Initially, my goal was just to keep moving the seat forward one notch every other month. I moved in 9 notched before I decided I'm as far as I'm going to get.
Now my workout is 15 minutes on the bike (alternating 1 min low intensity, 1 min high intensity), then shooting baskets (20 free throws, around and back midrange jump shots (5 spots about 3 feet inside the 3-point line), 3-point shots (same pattern), then LifeFitness weight machines circuit training.
During HS baseball season, my workout is umpiring 4 nights a week. Mar-Apr, Aug-Sep). That's my main motivation for the other workouts.
Our city has about 100 miles of trails. There’s about 5 miles through Obama’s relatives so we’d don’t do that to stay safe. We avoid main roads, with a few exceptions of short distances. We’re always careful where cars pull out from businesses and restaurants and driveways. We’ve probably biked 20,000 miles without a car hitting us.
Well it’s like the old joke, 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
Yeah, but I do notice as I get older that I much prefer riding on bike trails than on the road. Because some drivers are idiots, and not just to cyclists.
“Yeah, but I do notice as I get older that I much prefer riding on bike trails than on the road.”
We have a good system of trails in Florida. I live one mile from one.
Where the trails cross roads there are button-operated lights to stop traffic.
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