My Knees hurt when I do Jillian Micheals regularly

Must. Refrain. From. Obvious. Joke.

I have chronic IT band issues, so my knees hurt doing the 30 day shred. I do it every other day usually - I also try to make sure, during the workout, that my feet are always parallel, toes facing forward. I notice that my feet tend to penguin-out during strength moves like the lunges and also with the butt kicks. Paying extra attention to making sure my feet are aligned correctly has made a big difference.

I also do static stretches before the workout - just sitting hamstring stretches, quad stretches, etc.

I'm not sure where on the knee is bothering you, but my foam roller does wonders for 'stretching' my IT band after the video and makes it feel SO much better! If it keeps hurting, don't push it. I really screwed my knee up in January when I pushed running too hard, and I was in PT for 3 months. Take it slow and listen to your body

Dont let anyone stop you from these exercise because you have pain in the knees, your knees are going to hurt! my knees hurt at first too. It may be because of a couple of things. Really watch your knees as you do squats and other things that your knee is bent. The knee should never go over your foot!! It is harder to do the exercise that way at first because your legs are just weak right now. They will get stronger and you will be able to perform these exercises with more ease as you go along. I know it hurts, you are talking to a girl who spent 4 weeks holding on to whatever was around when I sat or went to the bathroom because I could not bare the pain! It is called Patellar Tendinitis.

NOw for a bit of a cure. I bought the cheapest knee wraps I could find and bought them in a big size, I went home and put ice in plastic baggies and wrapped the baggies in paper towels so they would not give my knees freezer burn. I stuck those baggies down into the knee wraps on top of my knee caps and just above and sat with my legs strait. I also took 4- 200mg Advil (Ibuprofen) in the morning and 3 at night. (I can not suggest medication to you as I dont know your medical status...but it worked for me, I am on no other meds) the first night I kept my knee in the wraps at bed time after I took the ice out (about an hour later). The next day my knees were a bit better and the next day they were almost pain free!

The worse case scenario is that you have tears in your ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) But I doubt it if it goes away with time. You are going t to experience pain, it is going to hurt even after you get fit and then decided to push it a bit further. I can tell you that it it worth it.

Dont let anyone stop you from these exercise because you have pain in the knees, your knees are going to hurt! my knees hurt at first too. It may be because of a couple of things. Really watch your knees as you do squats and other things that your knee is bent. The knee should never go over your foot!! It is harder to do the exercise that way at first because your legs are just weak right now. They will get stronger and you will be able to perform these exercises with more ease as you go along. I know it hurts, you are talking to a girl who spent 4 weeks holding on to whatever was around when I sat or went to the bathroom because I could not bare the pain! It is called Patellar Tendinitis.

NOw for a bit of a cure. I bought the cheapest knee wraps I could find and bought them in a big size, I went home and put ice in plastic baggies and wrapped the baggies in paper towels so they would not give my knees freezer burn. I stuck those baggies down into the knee wraps on top of my knee caps and just above and sat with my legs strait. I also took 4- 200mg Advil (Ibuprofen) in the morning and 3 at night. (I can not suggest medication to you as I dont know your medical status...but it worked for me, I am on no other meds) the first night I kept my knee in the wraps at bed time after I took the ice out (about an hour later). The next day my knees were a bit better and the next day they were almost pain free!

The worse case scenario is that you have tears in your ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) But I doubt it if it goes away with time. You are going t to experience pain, it is going to hurt even after you get fit and then decided to push it a bit further. I can tell you that it it worth it.

I am sorry, but this is horrible advice. If it hurts, stop. You risk further or permanent damage to your knees. Remember, you don't have to do Jillian Michaels or run a marathon to be fit and healthy.

Must. Refrain. From. Obvious. Joke.

also resisting the same joke, would suggest changing positions though so you don't put as much stress on your knees :laugh:

Great restraint shown by ALL ... But as they say if it hurts do something different...

I have chronic knee pain. When I did Jillian I would not do the jumping as it was unstable for me. During those times on the video I just jogged in place. I felt that I was still moving and getting my heart rate up. This worked well for me.