If you love regular fun runs, then this news is for you. Moderate levels of recreational running may be the sweet spot for healthy knees and hips, according to a new scientific review in the Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Compared with people who ran competitively or not at all, middle-of-the-pack athletes had lower rates of osteoarthritis over time.
The meta-analysis, which combined data from 17 previous studies involving a total of 114,829 people, also concluded that running at a casual level for up to 15 years—and possibly longer—is safe for healthy individuals.
