How to exercise with knee pain
Exercising when you have pain in your knee is probably the last thing you want to do.
As we age, our knees and joints take on more aches and pains. You might be thinking that exercise does more damage, but that is not the case. It's just the opposite. Sitting on your butt does the damage. The idea is to take it slow and not over work the knees with high-impact, joint stressing exercises. Following these few tips will help with the knee pain.
- Stationary Bike
- Elliptical Machines
- Swimming Water
- Mat
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You want to warm up and stretch the muscles before working out. Take a few minutes to stretch legs to loosen up the quadriceps and hamstring muscles
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Take a walk
Take a 20 minute walk a day. When starting out you don't want to over do it. You may have to start out slow and build your way up to that 20 minutes. As you do your daily walks you are burning calories. Burning calories means weight loss, which may be creating stress on your knees. Try walking in grassy areas to cushion the impact on your knees. If the weather doesn't permit, try walking on a treadmill.
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Riding a stationary bike is another low-impact exercise. A recumbent stationary bike is the best as you are not sitting up, and that takes stress off the knees
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Get in the water
Doing water aerobics is the best way to avoid stress and strain on the knees and hips. The water provides resistance, but the buoyancy of the water helps take your weight off the joints.
Tip and Warning: Before starting any exercise program, talk to your doctor.
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great advice, I've had to see a physiotherapist recently about my left knee cap, had a few dislocations over the years, definitely biking and swimming and cross trainer rather than running machines etc have been recommended to me!