Extra weight = Bad for your knees
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
For every extra pound you’re carrying, your knee thinks it’s 5 to 7 pounds. So there are tremendous forces coming across your joints. The good news is, you can slow down the progression of osteoarthritis even with modest weight loss, even if you’re overweight. If you lose 5 to 10 pounds, your knee thinks you [...]