Learning How to Indulge My Love of Running Despite Nagging Joint Problems

Being a guy who loves to exercise and push my body to its limits, while at the same time having a bad hip, I am all too familiar with nagging aches and pains. I have learned to accept a certain amount of pain and discomfort in my daily life, and I have become well-versed in highlighting and avoiding those activities that tend to overtax my arthritic hip. There is one activity that, considering the condition of my hip, would probably be best for me to avoid: running. Running, by nature of all of the pounding involved and the stress that's placed on both the hips and knees, is probably not the type of exercise for me to engage in. But the problem is, I love running! From my experience, there is no other exercise around that gives me that "runner's high" as well as, well, running.