Knee pain is a symptom most of us will feel at some point in our lives. Think about it. Your knees carry all of your body weight, minus your lower limb. In addition, when you are walking, running or jumping, there is excessive force that causes more strain on your knees. Thankfully, the good Lord designed your knees to be able to handle such force, but more importantly, He gave you muscles around the knee to help further support it.
The key to healthy and strong knees is to build up the muscles around it so they can reduce the forces on the knees and provide additional stability.
Try this workout and see if your knee pain improves over time.
Please keep in mind that not all knee pain is cured with exercise. Work with your doctor to determine if exercise will benefit your knee problem.
Perform each exercise for 90 seconds. Finish all of the exercises, take a one-minute break, and then repeat. If you are using a heavy weight to build muscle, move at a slower pace. If you are using a lighter weight, you may go at a faster pace to build endurance.
When you finish this workout, post your time below. Next time you come back to the site, you will be able to reference it.
Jog in Place – Click to view the video
You may walk in place if you have bad knee problems. Work your way up to a jog. Do this for two minutes.
Muscles Worked: Total body warm up/cardiovascular exercise.
Wall Sits – Click to view the video
Sit on the wall as long as you can, then take a break.
Muscles Worked: Quadriceps, glutes, core muscles.
Squats (Body Weight Only) – Click to view the video
Take your time with these. Put a chair behind you for safety. Go as low as you feel comfortable.
Muscles Worked: Quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings.
Side Seated Leg Lift – Click to view the video
A great exercise to build knee strength. Do 45 seconds of lifts on each side, and then switch.
Muscles Worked: Glutes, hamstrings.
Flutter Kicks – Click to view the video
A great knee and ab exercise. 45 seconds on each side.
Muscles Worked: Abdominal muscles, back muscles, quadriceps, hip flexors.
Wall Sits – Click to view the video
Finish off with one more set if you got it in you. 90 seconds!
Muscles Worked: Quadriceps, glutes, core muscles.
Don’t forget to repeat the circuit!
Nice work! Post your time below to track your time on Facebook and encourage others!
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