If you have bad knees, GUESS WHAT???

thanks for sharing.. my right knee is killing me

My left knee snap, crackles, and pops...losing weight doesn't seem to matter.

You are so right! I've lost 70# and my knees are so much better. Do't get me wrong, I still have arthritis and some bad days, but I can go to the Gym and do Zumba 2 nights a week. Six flags with grandchildren has never been better. Hang in there. It works!

Thanks for your post!! I got that information from the arthritis foundation so I hope it's correct. However. Too much weight isn't good for any body part. Haha!
I myself have ALOT to loose. I for one chose swimming laps for an hour 3 to 4 times a week over the winter. I really need to add "land" exercise carefully this spring. I pray I can do it with out injury.

Try biking and/or a stair climber. Little to zero impact on the knees and the exercise builds leg muscles very well.

my orthopedic says stair climbers are horrible for the knees. biking and swimming are top exercises.

My chronic arthritis pain is what finally got my *kitten* in gear to lose weight and exercise. Carrying around an extra 100lbs on my body was only making things worse. I was at a point of no return where it was difficult to get up and go to work. I found out at the doctor that I had shrunk 1/2 inch since last year and the weigh in showed me to be heavier than I ever have been. My excuses of being in too much pain to exercise disappeared. I was scared!

Since starting in January my pain has significantly decreased. I don't have to take as much pain medication. I am slowly losing weight and feel much better. I feel stronger and less bloated. My joints are not as swollen. My flexibility and mobility are improving.

The knees will get better as more weight comes off. Do be careful when exercising to not hurt yourself and please don't forget to cool down and stretch out thoroughly after working out. Good luck!

A friend told me this recently & my knees have given me pain for years so now I am 51lbs down that is over 200lbs pressure off them now, amazing!

I Strained my ACL really bad a year and a half ago (I was doing a rocky horror dance number in platform boots, good thing it happened before we opened so i could switch roles and play the wheel chair character, because i couldint stand up after.) and since then ive had reoccuring knee issues. they have finnaly calmed down since ive been losing weight, so that is true and rather fantastic.

i was born very pigeon toed. my parents worked with me very hard to get it corrected, and i still am sliiiightly pigeon toed, but because of this anatomical issue, my knees do not track properly. i have always struggled with not being able to activate certain muscles because of my mechanics, and weak hips and weak inner thighs can be a problem for me, exacerbating the problem. i used to be a cross-country runner, soccer player, and run track when i was growing up and through high school. once college hit, i could no longer run. the damage to my knees because of them tracking improperly was inevitable, it was just greatly progressed due to my running and sports when i was younger. you should hear my knees, its pretty astonishing. now, at 27 years old, i can't run or do squats without being completely immobile for a week afterwards. i've seen several orthopedic surgeons, i've gone the physical therapy route, PT didn't get me any results. the only thing that i actually have found some relief from, and this may sound odd, is Pure Barre. its like physical therapy on crack, and is the only thing i've found that gets me to build muscles i've never been able to strengthen before. but regardless, i still have terrible knees, and i do feel slightly handicapped in my day-to-day life. just walking down stairs requires me to go very slow and use the handrail. my next option is surgery or to have my knees taped to try to keep them properly aligned if i do want to run. surgery isn't on my radar right now, i can't even think about dealing with the recovery that would be involved. i have noticed that now that i have lost 8 pounds, it feels like there is less weight put on my knees, obviously, but that alone won't take care of the problem. i still have bone on bone grinding, and my cartilage is very worn down and rough and gone in some parts. its pretty depressing, being only 27 years old. surgery would involved scoping the cartilage, and snipping a tendon to release the knee cap so that it can be repositioned into its track.

Great information. Thanks for sharin the link!