First of all, it is established that the damage of kneecap cannot be simply attributed to the home treadmill. Knee joint injury is mostly related to running posture, and knee joint injury caused by incorrect posture is the direct cause. However, everyone does not recommend long-term sprint training on the electric treadmill, because running on the electric treadmill does hurt your knees more than running outdoors in the same situation.

Is jogging bad for your kneecaps?

Jogging on the electric treadmill, because the conveyor belt of the household treadmill is soft, the impact on the kneecap is much less than that on the ground. The majority of patients with joint injuries caused by using home treadmills are due to weight loss. Jogging on the electric treadmill for a long time will make the joints that are already under heavy pressure more dangerous.

There is also a problem of tilt. When the slope of the household treadmill is 0, it will run flat. In order to get closer to the experience of outdoor road running, many people will increase the inclination, which is equivalent to saying that they are doing uphill fitness exercise. If you go uphill at a higher speed, the burden on your knee joint will be higher. When jogging, the greater the left-right impact, the easier it is to cause knee muscle strain, which is called running knee.

What is a running knee?

Running knee refers to the pain around knee joint caused by improper jogging method. This kind of pain, in the long-term maintenance of knee flexion posture, left and right indoor stairs, uphill, knee pain will be more significant. The kneecap is the most important bone and joint in human body, and most joint injuries are irreversible under the current technical force of diagnosis and treatment! Running knees are very common in daily life, especially for many joggers, who often feel uncomfortable after jogging. The length and address of running can cause damage to the kneecap.