Are You Feeling Kneedy?

Believe it or not, running may actually be good for your knees - espacially if you use the outdoors, not the treadmill, as your track.

- Lauren Steele

Sure, the excuse “I can’t run, it’ll hurt my knees” has gotten legions of couch potatoes off the hook—but its usefulness may have finally run out.

A new Brigham Young U. study on healthy runners ages 18 to 35 found that running for 30 minutes didn’t cause soreness and swelling in the joints—in fact, it actually reduced inflammation.

In other words, running may not only help you feel better in and out of the gym but also make you less likely to get a joint disease like osteoarthritis.

That alone warrants a few victory laps… but where should you do them?