THE BENEFITS OF RUNNING

Running makes us well-oiled machines--ankles, knees, and hips included. By Judi Ketteler PUBLISHED 10/25/2007

"What about your knees? how are your knees?" chances are, you've fielded those questions more than once. Not from physicians, exercise physiologists, or physical therapists but from nonrunning friends and family members who assume that pavement pounding wreaks havoc on our bodies and that we'll all eventually need knee replacements and motorized scooters because of our arthritic joints.