Four years ago, Tim Jonze thought his running career was as good as over. Learning how to stretch properly and sticking to these three strengthening exercises helped him get back on track
Runner’s knee struck me down at the worst possible time – in early 2020, right before the pandemic. While everyone around me started lacing up trainers for their “daily hour of exercise”, I was unable to jog to the end of the road without pain flaring up in both of my knee joints for days.
I honestly believed that I would never run again. And after an MRI scan on my knee revealed I had “shallow grooves” in which the patella slipped around, a specialist told me to think about taking up a lower-impact sport like swimming instead. “You’re not built for running,” a specialist told me. “So maybe just don’t do it.”
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