How to use hiking knee pads

There are many kinds of knee pads. Some are specifically for knee conditioning, some are specifically for preventing bruises during exercise, and some people need to wear knee pads when hiking, etc. However, when bending the legs after breathing, it will feel very awkward and very hard. How to use knee pads correctly when hiking has become a concern for many people.

For outdoor walking, if we calculate the weight based on 8 hours of walking a day, the knee should be bent 25 to 30 times per minute. How many times should it be bent in 8 hours? The wear and tear on the knees can be imagined.

If we calculate the lifespan of a person's knees over 40 years, a person wearing knee braces can use them for 35 years, while a person without knee braces can only use them for 15 to 20 years. If you are over 34 years old, you will know how important it is to protect your knees.

In the villages in the mountains, most people over 60 have leg problems because they have to work in the fields every day, bearing heavy loads and not knowing how to protect their knees.

Knee pads are divided into medical knee pads and sports knee pads. Sports stores and outdoor stores all sell sports knee pads. You don't have to wear the knee brace 24 hours a day. You don't have to wear it when you are resting, eating, or sleeping at night. It will not affect your blood circulation at all.

When you have a 40-pound bag on your body, it will take not one day but 7 or 14 days. High-load exercise puts the knees completely overloaded. Three days later, the knees feel completely different from normal walking, and the meniscus is worn quite a lot.

Let's listen to what the experts say. There are two types of experts: outdoor experts and orthopedic experts.

Taking the 15-day Wolf Tower C+V hike as an example, orthopedic experts will directly recommend not to do strenuous exercise, and it doesn’t matter whether you wear knee braces or not. Outdoor experts believe that knee pads are necessary for long-distance heavy-load hiking. According to Aotai, 95% of people in Xi'an wear knee pads. The purpose of a knee pad is to protect the knees, not that you need protection only when you are injured.

Of course, knee pads have another use. If you break your leg in the mountains, you can use a knee pad to fix it.

It is the most damaging to the knees for people who are new to outdoor hiking. They think, it’s just a walk, I’m still young, what should I be afraid of? It often takes some time before you realize how important knees are to outdoor hiking.