I think my ortho dr said each pound was like 6 pounds of pressure on my knees...regardless it made sense for me to drop some weight too AND I liked hearing that from you because I kinda thought it sounded unbelievable when the dr said it. I started out this January really gunho & I ended up on that couch as well. Took me forever to get back where I could just walk without pain, so I am going slow & steady now.[/quote]
Girl, we are two peas in a pod. I went for my first walk in over 3 weeks last night. No speed, just on my feet for 1/2 hour. Slow & steady is good. My ortho told me for each pound I lose, I spare my knees 4# of stress. Running is like 10X your body weight. Running ruined my knees - should've lost weight FIRST.[/quote]
I think the science must be disputed as to how many actual pounds knee stress each pound is. But it is definitely less stress on your knees and every other joint.