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5:43 PM The Damaging Effects of Jogging as an "Aerobic" Activity

If I were to ask, "What might be the quickest way to damage the health of your joints?” you would probably reply that a repetitive pounding would surely destroy them.  I would certainly agree considering the fact that the meniscus, the thin little disc that separates the upper thigh from the lower leg, would have been made much thicker if our knees were designed to absorb this sort of punishment.  Our hips would have also been given much greater protection in the sockets.  This, however, is not the case.     It would almost seem justified on the level of conspiracy that the continual misfeeding of information that supports the health benefits of running are intertwined with the joint replacement industry; an unholy alliance of the unhealthy.  Thousands of hip and knee replacements are distributed on an ever-increasing basis with no end in sight.       It begins its cyclical route by propagandizing the benefits of the cardiovascular system by running.  This is the first lie told.  There is no such thing as flipping some sort of biological switch causing your heart and lungs to suck wind without any assistance from the muscular system.  Remember, every step you take duplicates the motion of a quarter squat except now your calves are involved, pushing, flexing and squeezing.  The cardiovascular benefits are only the result of having supported the muscular contractions that the legs began.  In other words, the heavy breathing and sweating became the cardio effects of the muscular system having been the cause.  It is through this repetitive pounding that the joints slowly deteriorate.  What then is the alternative?     Lets say you run a mile that takes approximately 100 steps to complete (I know this is off but for the sake of illustration, lets proceed).  Put enough weight on the bar to complete 50 repetitions at a quarter squat and you will have duplicated the heavily sought after cardio running "effects".  The only difference is that this will avoid the pounding that the knees and hips absorb.  You will only feel the heavy breathing of the cardiovascular system as a result of the squats, not as the cause.            Have you ever witnessed the guy on the leg press, who upon completion of the concentric (positive) portion of the movement, causes a herky-jerky motion at the knees that just makes you cringe?  I know of nobody practicing any sort of sound body mechanical advice that would approve of this.  Now, let's assume that this guy weighs 180 lbs. and is currently pressing a weight of 360 lbs.  That amounts to 180 lbs. per leg to complete a given number of repetitions on the leg press.  While  many would disapprove of his performance, nobody would ever consider it improper to now run on those legs under the burden of  that very same 180 lbs.  He is now transferring 180 lbs. of weight per leg (and then some) due to the force implemented, and is now jerking and jolting his knees with every stride.  This is the frog-in-the-kettle all over again. Its a very slow disintegration of cartilage.           The following is a compendium of scientific literature with data that supports the fact that long term damage is on the horizon for long distance runners: Lucian, "Pro Lapsu inter Salutandum,” in The Works of Lucian of Samosata (Vol.III), translated by H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1905), 36. G.Whyte, "Is Exercise -Induced Myocardial Injury Self-Abating?” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33, no.5 (May 2001):850-51, "Echocardiographic Studies report cardiac dysfunction following ultra-endurance exercise in trained individuals.  Ironman and half-Ironman competition resulted in reversible abnormalities in resting left ventricular diastolic and systolic function.  Results suggest that myocardial damage may be, in part, responsible for cardiac dysfunction, although the mechanisms responsible for this cardiac damage remain to be fully elucidated”; W.L. Knez et al., "Ultra-Endurance Exercise and Oxidative Damage: Implications for Cardiovascular Health,” Sports Medicine 36, no. 5 (2006): 429-41; J.E. Sherman et al., "Endurance Exercise, Plasma Oxidation and Cardiovascular Risk,” Acta Cardiologica  59, no.6 (December 2004): 636-42;  and R. Shern-Brewer et al., "Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease: A New Perspective,” Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 18, no. 7 (July 1998): 1181-87. D. R. Swanson, "Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Implicit Literature-Based Connection Suggests That Overtraining and Subsequent Inflammation May Be a Contributing Mechanism.” Medical Hypotheses 66, no.6 (2006): 1085-92. M. Deichmannet, A. , Benner, N. Kuner, J. Wacker, V. Waldmann, and H. Naher, "Are Responses to Therapy of Metastasized Malignant Melanoma Reflected by Decreasing Serum Values of S100ß[a marker of cancer] as well as melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) are elevated in the serum in the majority of patients.  Elevation has been found to correlate with shorter survival, and changes in these parameters in the serum during therapy were recently reported to predict therapeutic outcome in advanced disease”; and R.V.T. Santos, R.A. Bassit, E.C. Caperuto, and L.F.B.P. Costa Rosa, "The Effect of Creatine Supplementation upon Inflammatory and Muscle Soreness Markers After a 30km Race,” Life Science 75, no.16 (September 15, 2004): 1917-24, "After the test (a 30km run), athletes from the control group presented an increase in plasma CK (4.4-fold), LDH (43%), PGE2 6.6-fold) and TNF-alpha [another marker of cancer] (2.34-fold) concentrations, indicating a high level of cell injury and inflammation.” H.J. Wu, K.T. Chen, B.W. Shee, H.C. Chang, Y.J. Huang, and R.S. Yang, "Effects of 24 H Ultra-Marathon on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters,” World Journal of Gastroenterology 10, no.18 (September 15, 2004): 2711-14... M.J. Warhol, A.J. Siegal, W.J. Evans, and L.M. Silverman, "Skeletal Muscle Injury and Repair in Marathon Runners After Competition,” American Journal of Pathology 118, no.2 (February 1985):331-39, "Muscle from runners showed post-race ultra structural changes of focal fiber injury and repair: intra and extracellular edema with endothelial injury…Control tissue from non-runners showed none of these findings.”   J.A. Neviackas and J.H. Bauer, "Renal Function Abnormalities Induced by Marathon Running,” Southern Medical Journal 74, no. 12 (December 1981): 1457-60, "All post race urinalysis were grossly abnormal…We conclude that renal function abnormalities occur in marathon runners and that the severity of the abnormality is temperature-dependent.” M.K. Fagerhol, H.G. Neilsen, A. Vetlesen, K. Sandvik, and T. Lybert, "Increase in Plasma CalProtection During Long-Distance Running,” Scandinavian Journnal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 65, no.3 (2005): 211-20,”Running leads to biochemical and hematological changes consistent with an inflammatory reaction to tissue injury…” S100ß is a protein that reflects central nervous system injury.  N. Marchi, P. Rasmussen, M. Kapural, V. Fazio, K. Kight, A. Kanner, B. Ayumar, B. Albensi, M. Cavaglia, and D. Janigro, "Peripheral Markers of Brain Damage and Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction,” Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 21, no.3-4 (2003): 109-21... H. Schmitt, C. Friebe, S. Schneider, and D. Sabo, "Bone Mineral Density and Degenerative Changes of the Lumbar Spine in Formal Elite Athletes,” International Journal of Sports Medicine 26, no.6 (July 2005):457-63...   All too often, health nuts will continue with their running regimen not merely because faulty logic has been displayed but because running is the opium of the people.  When endorphins are craved more than long-term health benefits, age will eventually become the brutal teacher that will show us the error of our ways..

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