What precautions do you all take to avoid knee pain. I think doing 30 DS has made my knees weak and they ache. Has anyone doing30 DS experienced this?

I also have been having knee pain so I stopped the juming jacks , not completely but doing a slighter jump, listening to what my body tells me, my husband said maybe my knees are improving and they are just sore but its a different pain. I dont want to not be able to excercize at all so just doing what I can ..getting 80-90 % of the tape is better than not doing it at all. The butt kicks ( not sure if thats the name) are a little bit easier on my knees, so doing more of them , to fill in for the jumping jacks.

Yes...the Shred is tough on my knees...but it seems to be getting a little better than it was in the beginning.

I've done the 30DS before (at least for 15 days...lol) and I never had knee issues. But this time, I'm feeling it in my knees! I tried doing it barefoot, with socks, with shoes...no matter, my knees (esp my left knee) hurt the next day. I mostly did Level 2 last time I did 30DS and I had no knee issues so thank goodness today is the last day of Level 1 (for me).

As far as precautions, I was actually checking out those knee support sleeves on Amazon...I may buy one so that I can avoid an injury or long-term issues.

That's why I never made it passed day 3 in the past. It kills my knees. Same thing this time but on day 4 it started getting better. My knees crackle REALLY bad, I'm talking people can hear them. One of my trainers had to walk away when I did the leg sled because it grossed him out. But normally they don't hurt, just make a lot of noise. I pay special attention to my form when I'm lunging, in any direction. That's what seems to make them hurt.

Maybe I spoke too soon on my last post. I'm on Level 1, day 6, and for the last two days I've had knee pain, even after modifying some of the cardio moves. The pain is mainly when I land, so it hurts going down stairs and really really hurts even when I land out of a very slight jump. Any kind of slight twisting move on my legs also causes pain at the knee.

I just completed the workout, and I'm SO frustrated because I couldn't jump for jumping jacks, jump rope, or butt kicks. Sharp pain every time my foot lands. I'm debating on whether I should take a breather for a few days and see if they get better. I'm scared if I continue I could damage my knees, if I haven't already.

I really really hate to skip the cardio portions (even though I'm separately doing elliptical workouts every day), because I feel like a cheat. I'm wondering if the lunge-related moves aren't partially to blame, either. Darn it!

I mentioned this in another post but I purchased an inexpensive knee brace off Amazon and it's really made a huge difference for my knees! I've had no knee pain during or after the workouts since I started wearing it. I got the Ace knee brace but there are a lot of options out there for you ladies!