Bad Knees

innocenceportrayed
innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I can't do squats because of my knees are bad and it's incredibly painful, what is another workout that will get my thighs goin'?

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  • jerbear1962
    jerbear1962 Posts: 1,157 Member
    Lay on a bed or a bench and raise your legs up to your chest.
  • lavieboheme1229
    lavieboheme1229 Posts: 448 Member
    I simply started walking. Once about 20-25 pounds came off, my knees stopped hurting. I can wear my heels all day, come home, and do squats, and my knees don't hurt. Sometimes your body is simply saying it isn't ready to do something yet.
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
    I'm walking now, my road is about 3/4 a mile and I walk down it and back and by the time I'm done my butt is hurting and the muscle in the ftont of my leg is hurting as well. Don't know if that's normal or not lol.

    I've done like...I don't know what they're called but you scoot off the edge of a chair and lift yourself up and down with your arms, but obviously that doesn't strain my knees and I think it's more for your arms.
  • tbellamy1
    tbellamy1 Posts: 353
    Im looking into purchasing a set of jumpers knee bands. From what Ive read they help with knee pain. I found some on em2wl.com
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    Strengthen your hips, it will help your knees. I do Brazil Butt Lift because of knee pain in running. It's helped a bunch. I have muscle and muscle control I didn't know was possible. I have hip strength, inner thigh strength, and butt lift and muscle I've never had in my life.

    If you are hurting to squat, don't squat as low until you get the muscle tone other ways. Stand on the edge of a stair and do hip raises. Do planks, and bridges lifting your hips. You also can do band work with a tension band on your feet to strengthen hips to help knees.
  • von100blue
    von100blue Posts: 9 Member
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  • AmyCBBarela
    AmyCBBarela Posts: 16 Member
    I have had bad knees since before I gained weight (curse you genetics!) and can't do squats or lunges. I prefere to swim or spend some time on the exercise bike. Good exercise but low impact on the joints. :-) There are also specific exercises to stregthen your knees so that may be beneficial to you.
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
    I do Brazil Butt Lift because of knee pain in running.

    This made me Youtube to find out what you were talking about and I found this and it made me laugh so hard

    http://youtu.be/Ei6ITRr8nqY

    BUT(no pun intended) I'll try it.

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