Q. My knee hurts — can I keep up my walking?
If the pain carries over to the next day, the intensity you are at now is too much. Rather than stopping walking, it is better to lower the intensity and walk more often.
📝 Detailed Answer
We often hear from people who walked long distances every day because it was said to be good for the knees, and found the knee grew more painful instead.
The guide is simple. If pain remains the day after exercise, the intensity you are at now is too much. In that case, shorten each walk and switch to walking more often instead.
We look at weight alongside. As body weight rises, the force carried by the knee rises with it. At Jinju Dangdang Korean Medicine Clinic we check changes in muscle mass and body water with body composition analysis.
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Injun Eo
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