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Thank running for your saggy skin

Posted: Sep 3rd 2008 7:30AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Fitness

No doubt about it -- exercise helps circulation and can give you a healthy glow. But for your skin's sake, you ought to walk for exercise and not run.

When you pound the pavement, the force of your body jostling can cause collagen to break down, which can lead to sagging skin, says dermatologist Dennis Gross of NYC. Hey, running is not so great for your knees either. I guess walking is the way to go -- although I don't plan to abandon the run just yet. How about you?

(via In Style magazine, August 2008)

Tags: body, circulation, collagen, Dennis Gross, DennisGross, dermatologist, force, In Style magazine, InStyleMagazine, running, sagging, skin, walking

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-03-2008 @ 5:55PM

Brian said...

For the most part Running is Not Bad for your knees. Running is only bad when you d too much to soon (too fast or too long). And this is true for most types of weight bearing exercise (running, walking, weight lifting). Also to note, weight bearing exercise has been shown to build bone and joint strength. Remember the key aspects of exercise is Physical Stress (which leads to a slight breakdown of body tissues), Rest (healing of tissues), repeat Physical Stress. Too much Physical Stress without enough rest or recover over a period of time leads to over training and/or injuries. Running is not bad for the knees, too much weight bearing exercise too fast is.

http://www.roanokeortho.com/sjjoints.htm

9-04-2008 @ 4:38PM

Brian said...

Running Slows Aging.

http://dean.runnersworld.com/2008/08/running-slows-a.html

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