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Great Knee Strengthening Exercises
Our knees
are one of the weakest parts of our body and keeping them strong
is a must for everyone, after all we needs our legs to get us through
life. For strong, fit knees throughout life, there are a few great
strengthening exercises that you can do. Keep in mind, that we are going
to talk about a few different exercises, and that you should only do one
of these exercises a day. Doing more than one from the same group could
cause injury to that muscle, and that is what these exercises are
suppose to prevent.
First of
all, before you start your knee exercises, you need to warm up. That
means for about five minutes you are going to want to do some very low
impact aerobics on your knees. Something like walking or riding a
stationary bike is a good idea. This is going to help to increase the
blood flow to your knees. Doing this can actually help to loosen up the
knees and can help to prevent injuries.
After you
are done warming up, it's time to get to work! This first exercises for
your knees that you are going to want to do are some leg lifts. To do
this, you need to lie flat on your back. While on your back, you need to
bend your right knee at a 90 degree angle, but be sure to keep your foot
flat on the floor. Now at this point, you are going to make sure that
your left leg is straight out. You will then start to lift your left leg
until your knees are even, and then slowly put it back down. Once you
get your knees at the same height, you should try and hold it there for
three seconds. Do this ten times, and then you can switch and do the
other knee.
Another
good knee exercise that you can do involves nothing more than a chair.
While sitting in a chair, put both feet flat on the ground. Then slowly
bring up one foot just as if you where stretching out your leg. Hold it
there for a few seconds, then slowly let it back down. Do this a few
times, and then switch to your other knee. As you can see, this is a
good way to keep your knees strong and ready to move.
If you have
a pool available to you, then you can do some fun knee exercises in the
water. These involve walking in water or attempting to run in water.
Remember, these kinds of knee exercises should be done in the shallow
end of the pool. Also, be sure to not overdo it. Just like normal knee
exercises you should only do this for a few minutes, then stop. Since
this works both knees at the same time, you will not have to do your
knee exercises as long.
So why
should you do these knee exercises? Well, it is said that people do not
workout their knees the way that they are should and therefore our knees
are the first body part to break down. On top of that, a lot of people
get knee problems such as arthritis. If you have arthritis in your
knees, there is not much you can do about it. However, doing knee
exercises is a good way to keep your knees from getting stiff and worse.
Also, it is important to keep in mind that doing these knee exercises
could keep you from getting arthritis in the first place. So be sure to
keep that in mind and do these exercises everyday. These exercises are
not like normal exercises and can be done everyday. Just be sure not to
overdo it, otherwise, you are just going to cause more problems with
your knees.
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