Low impact help!

hareraising
hareraising Posts: 25 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I have not gotten to the point where i LOVE to work out, however I am at the point where I NEED to work out. My Knees don't like that I love Zumba so I need some tips to help my poor knees out!! Lord knows I dont need another excuse to not work out!!

HELP!

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  • floridagirl7264
    floridagirl7264 Posts: 318 Member
    Have you tried any of the Walk Away the Pounds videos by Leslie Sansone? They're low impact.
  • CALABRESE3
    CALABRESE3 Posts: 86 Member
    Im curious to see the replies..I do love to work out but my knees definitely do not....Squats and lunges are out of the picture:( I basically walk a lot and use dumbbells for my upper body..Anything that doesn't place any stress or strain on my knees works for me..Im hoping to get a recumbent bike since they are supposed to be easy on the knees...
  • sharonfincher1
    sharonfincher1 Posts: 311 Member
    Ask the instructor for the low impact modification for what ever movement she is doing.
  • Flowers4Julia
    Flowers4Julia Posts: 521 Member
    maybe talk to your Zumba teacher, she should be able to give you some low impact options. Or try Jazzercise, these teachers will definitely help you with that, they are always showing all the options and are very trained at that!

    Good Luck, when I started my weight loss journey, my knees were bad to, now, I've resolved it!
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    If you're stuck with low impact workouts because of knee problems then the best things you can do are weight training using compound lifts doing more moderate intensity loads (failure in 12-15 reps basically) and calisthenics. For cardio there's walking. The Leslie Sansone videos mentioned above are great.
  • quellybelly
    quellybelly Posts: 827 Member
    If you're not afraid of water, try water aerobics :) water is really easy on your joints and a good instructor will always give you modifications!
  • LaurnWhit
    LaurnWhit Posts: 261 Member
    After I had heart surgery, I did Slim in six....VERY helpful and low impact...
  • cindybowcut
    cindybowcut Posts: 250 Member
    If you're not afraid of water, try water aerobics :) water is really easy on your joints and a good instructor will always give you modifications!

    I agree, when my knees started bothering me my doctor told me to go back to water aerobics. I can feel the difference. I do water aerobics 3x a week and pilates or scuplting the other 2 days. Also try pilates or yoga, they are pretty low impact. I was worried about doing the pilates since it doesn't burn as many calories as my cardio videos, but I can sure feel it the next few days.
  • Tracepa98
    Tracepa98 Posts: 219
    Do you have a membership to a gym? I don't like the feeling I get in my knees either when i work out so I prefer the Elliptical crosstrainer. It has a rolling motion that doesn't irritate like walking does.

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