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Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips Is jogging on roads safe?: 20 of 22

Jogging on roads poses many health risks. First of all, running on any hard surface is a quick way to get injured. The pressure on your joints is tremendous and can lead to stress fractures, tendonitis, muscle problems, and shin splints. The most common joints that are injured are the ankles, knees, and hip. This can put a runner down for weeks. It is much safer for your joints if you run on a cushion-like surface (such as grass, dirt, sand, rubber, etc.) If these areas are not available, be sure to buy supportive shoes with shock absorption (such as Nike Shox,etc.) Before running on any s...
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