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While running can present numerous overall benefits for your body鈥攆rom cardiovascular to mental health鈥攁n obsessive, unrelenting approach to running can pose a severe risk of running-related injury.
Running can be particularly addictive because of the 鈥渞unner鈥檚 high鈥 associated with the sport, says Cordelia W. Carter, MD, director of the Center for Women鈥檚 Sports Health and clinical associate professor in the .
Dr. Carter explains to Healthline that while the sport鈥檚 accessibility is a positive, there鈥檚 a danger in overdoing the activity, leading to injuries like stress fractures. 鈥淚鈥檝e had many patients come in recently who鈥檝e said, 鈥業鈥檓 having knee pain. I鈥檝e gotten into running and done six marathons in the last year,鈥欌 she says. Dr. Carter advises runners to vary their training program.
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