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Why might someone have trouble running for exercise?
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Many reasons: But most commonly, running is considered high impact on your joints. If your biomechanics aren't very good or your already have underlying joint/muscular imbalances/damage, any significant amount of running may worsen this.
Answered 1/13/2015
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