Even modest weight loss will significantly lighten the load on your joints. Here’s some research that’s pretty compelling: "The accumulated reduction in knee load for a 1-pound loss in weight would be more than 4,800 pounds per mile walked," writes researcher Stephen P. Messier, PhD, of Wake Forest University in the July 2005 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. "For people losing 10 pounds, each knee would be subjected to 48,000 pounds less in compressive load per mile walked."
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By Max Greenberg
1 pound weight loss unloads 4 pounds of joint stress
Uploaded: Jun 20, 2016Even modest weight loss will significantly lighten the load on your joints. Here’s some research that’s pretty compelling: "The accumulated reduction in knee load for a 1-pound loss in weight would be more than 4,800 pounds per mile walked," writes researcher Stephen P. Messier, PhD, of Wake Forest University in the July 2005 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. "For people losing 10 pounds, each knee would be subjected to 48,000 pounds less in compressive load per mile walked."
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on Jun 25, 2016 at 10:35 am
Nice article, good information, well written.
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