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Old 06-19-2009, 11:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by $ick Money! View Post
Incline is actually less stress on the knees and low back. You want to avoid running down hill.

If you have to run downhill you should zig zag instead of run straight down.
Running uphill and running downhill both place stress on the knees.

Running uphill stresses the ACL more than the PCL.
Running downhill stresses the PCL more than the ACL.

Hopefully I don't have those backwards.
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