Is the repetitive motion when cycling bad for your knees/pelvis?

Cycling is definitely not bad for a healthy knee and pelvis.

My mom use to have a bad knee (she now has an artificial one), and she could only do cycling and swimming and no other sports.

Cycling is a continuous motion. When you go jogging, then your knee suffers a blow every time you use the leg. So if your cartilage is damaged the discontinuous strain is bad. Also, if a person is rather heavy, doctors usually advise to go swimming or cycling rather than jogging because it will not strain the joints as much as running does.

Of course if somebody has an unusual health issue with his joints/bones, then cycling could be bad. If you have a bad knee, then you should ask your doctor what sports you can do.

Good answer

yes, it can be. repetitive strain is what its called and it’s just like tennis elbow except in your knee joints.

thx :-)

When done correctly cycling isn’t particularly stressful to knees. Pushing too high a gear can be hard on your knees; cycling should feel more like an aerobic activity than weight lifting; just because you can push a high gear doesn’t mean you should. Saddles adjusted much too low or high can injure your knees. There should still be a slight bend in the knee at the bottom of the stroke; completely straightening is considered hyperextension and puts tremendous stress on knees and of course too low flexes them more than they should. You can also injure your knees using cycling shoes with incorrectly adjusted cleats. Done correctly cycling is generally good for your knees. I was telling another cyclist how much I liked bicycling and he said he didn’t really care for it. I asked him why he rode than. He said that what he loves is basketball but his knees don’t. He rides as therapy for his knees so he can continue playing basketball.

Jeeze you give good answers haha! Thanks again for a fantastic answer!

No I don’t think so, in fact, I think it can help with circulation.