Biking is Good For Your Knees – BionicOldGuy

I’ve recognized this for a while but it surely was good to see it confirmed in a latest examine [1]. Due to Clarence Bass for reporting this examine on his web site and discussing it right here. The principle conclusion of the examine was “This examine signifies that bicycling could also be favorable to knee well being and must be inspired”. I might add the caveat that biking is healthier to your knees for those who keep away from “grinding” in excessive gears. Additionally, Clarence has talked about on his website that in his personal case he has prevented biking on the roads for a few years after being struck by a motorcar. I might advocate stationary biking for individuals in that class. I’ve a reasonable stationary recumbent cycle I discovered on-line that works wonderful for me. I do desire being outside, so I take numerous measures to make driving there safer (keep away from driving at night time, don’t use busy roads that don’t have bike lanes, and experience defensively- assume motorists don’t see you). Different ideas for secure city biking are given right here.

References

1. Lo, G, et al, “Bicycling Over A Lifetime Is Related With Much less Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Knowledge From The Osteoarthritis Initiative”, Drugs & Science in Sports activities & Train, April, 2024. (https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/summary/9900/bicycling_over_a_lifetime_is_associated_with_less.512.aspx)