Biking is Good For Your Knees – BionicOldGuy

I’ve identified this for a while nevertheless it was good to see it confirmed in a latest research [1]. Due to Clarence Bass for reporting this research on his web site and discussing it right here. The primary conclusion of the research was “This research signifies that bicycling could also be favorable to knee well being and must be inspired”. I might add the caveat that biking is best to your knees for those who keep away from “grinding” in excessive gears. Additionally, Clarence has talked about on his web site 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 folks in that class. I’ve an affordable stationary recumbent cycle I discovered on-line that works superb for me. I do favor being open air, so I take varied measures to make using there safer (keep away from using at night time, don’t use busy roads that don’t have bike lanes, and journey defensively- assume motorists don’t see you). Different suggestions 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: Information 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)