If running is part of your routine, make time for stretching and mobility, too.

23 Oct 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube monologue, Dr. Joshua John‑Ram Schacter warns that excessive repetition of a single cardio activity—such as running ten miles daily—can lead to ligament damage and overuse injuries. He emphasizes the need to diversify training by incorporating dedicated stretching and mobility protocols, as well as weight‑lifting resistance work, alongside cardiovascular pursuits like running, cycling, or swimming. The core message is that passion for cardio should be balanced with complementary exercises to maintain overall musculoskeletal health and prevent injury.

Well, anything that you do too much of. So if you're out there and you're pounding the pavement and you're a runner and you run 10 miles a day, then you can build up damage in your ligaments. We need to switch up our training. We need to do stretching protocols. We need to be doing weightlifting resistance. So if you're passionate about that cardiovascular exercise, that bicycling, that running, that swimming, make sure that you're mixing in these other types of exercise to keep yourself healthy.