{"id":16409,"date":"2021-08-11T12:59:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T02:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthysuppliesshop.com\/?p=16409"},"modified":"2021-08-11T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T02:59:30","slug":"what-exercises-should-i-do-for-knee-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthysuppliesshop.com\/2021\/08\/11\/what-exercises-should-i-do-for-knee-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"What exercises should I do for knee pain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knee pain makes it hard to do any exercises, to walk around, and, in some cases, to even stand upright.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, if you can’t bear weight on your knee\u2014or you have serious swelling or can’t fully extend your leg.<\/p>\n

It’s important that you seek out medical help.<\/p>\n

But if you’re experiencing nagging pain that is the result of exercise, a sedentary lifestyle, or light injury, I can offer you some helpful guidance.<\/p>\n

There are tons of reasons why people get pain in their knees, whether it’s from bad movement patterns, tightness in the quads and calves, or previous injury.<\/p>\n

Regardless of what the cause may be, the single best way to get rid of knee pain\u2014besides stretching your quads and hips\u2014is to strengthen your hamstrings and glutes.<\/p>\n

Why? Well, many people who live sedentary lives are very quad dominant, with tight hips and calves.<\/p>\n

Over time this leads to a huge muscle imbalance.<\/p>\n

The glutes act as a knee stabilizer, and many people do not know how to activate or use them during lower body movements, so most people end up using their quads instead.<\/p>\n

If this happens, it’s an express lane to knee pain.<\/p>\n

What follow are four incredible exercises that I recommend to do when suffering from knee pain, all of which will help you activate and strengthen your glutes and hamstrings.<\/p>\n

Before performing them though, I recommend stretching your quads and calves first.<\/p>\n

This will help you relax those muscles, allowing you to activate and recruit your glutes.<\/p>\n\t\n \n

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