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by Alan Turnberry
Weight loss is one of those things that most people recognize will ultimately reduce the relationship between a healthy or a diseased future. What is not widely recognized, is the relationship between your weight and the pressure on your knees. The thousands of steps you take each day puts an enormous amount of pressure on your knees.
Did you know that studies have shown your can improve your health just by losing as little as 10 to 20 lbs? In fact, if you lose 1 lb, you will reduce the stress on your knees by as much as 4800 lbs over 1 mile of walking. Wow! That means that if you lose 10 lbs, you will have effectively reduced your presumed load per a mile on each knee by 48,000 lbs! What a huge difference that would make in your daily life. The problem though, is that it is estimated that an average person takes only 3000-5000 of the recommend 10,000 steps a day.
Walking is a wonderful way to being your weight loss journey. You might find that it is difficult to start walking long distances right away, so it is recommended that you take into consideration some of these tips to get your walking started.
Walk early in the morning. This will allow you time to recover over a days period. You might find a buddy to walk with. This person can encourage you and if one day you don’t feel up too it, they can rouse you for a walk and vice versa.
In conclusion, the basic reduction in pressure on your knees has a high likely hood of reducing your chance of Osteoarthritis which is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. Don’t be a statistic. Get out and walk your way to a healthier you!