Comments on: “Running is bad for your knees”

By: Marko

Marko — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:37 +0000

It’s not so much that you have to be better informed as vegetarian as is that consequences from poor diet tend to show up more quickly.

Plus side to it is that they also tend to be milder and easier to correct.

It does however take more effort than being an omnivore.

By: Damir

Damir — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:58:34 +0000

For running and knee issues… It’s true if you’re overweight. But then, how can you lose weight if you’re not running?

I’ve never tried them, but Powerisers look perfect for some running-like goofing around. I’d like to try them myself…

I have nothing to say about the food part…

By: Matjaž

Matjaž — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:08:01 +0000

About the food:
As ghosttie said getting the right nutrition while being a vegetarian is doable, but being a vegetarian normally means you have to be better informed when making choices about your diet. Nevertheless I know vegetarians who have been so for years and are healthier than most people. (again I think this is because they are more informed and smarter about their diet than most people out there)
Exercise is a good thing (TM). Sometimes it might have long term repercussions, but these days I would like to see what does not have any of those.

By: ghosttie

ghosttie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:48 +0000

I noticed that too – everyone agrees that doing exercise is good but as soon as you start exercising, instead of being encouraging people start being negative. Maybe it’s because they feel guilty because you’re exercising and they aren’t.

I think the answer with food is balance – the four food groups and all that stuff. My wife wants to be a vegetarian but I suspect that it takes more work – having to make sure you get enough iron and potassium and who knows what versus just eating a balanced diet.

By: Bufo

Bufo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:58 +0000

Well, running can only be bad for your knees if your running technique is wrong – that’s a fact you can say to someone telling you that

I have to agree with Marko on his comment about nutrition, lets not forget another saying which is wrongfully spread and goes like this: There is no meal without meat.

By: jype

jype — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:58 +0000

Cycling considerably raises the risk of prostate cancer development in men.

The only way to be on the safe side is to sit on an anatomically designed couch in a nuclear shelter, doing absolutely nothing.

The added bonus is that when it’s time to go, nobody will notice, so you even spare others some grief.

But I don’t care. I still run and cycle and swim and hike, because doing stuff solely to relieve peer pressure (which is exactly what it is when people mock other people for leading a healthy lifestyle) is dumb.

By: Marko

Marko — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:08:04 +0000

Well, running can be bad for your knees. Cycling seems to be least dangerous if you discount the traffic.

Still, better risking troubles with knees later on then with whole body.

It’s also true that eating vegan does present certain challenges, but it’s not like eating meat or dairy automatically makes diet healthy.