Exercise

Exercise Knee-Friendly Exercises for Your Lower Body by Lemont Platt and Liz Neporent Q. I know squats are great for the derriere, but how can you do them when you have bad knees' Is it possible to do squats without hurting your knees' Help! A. It's true. The squat is the King of All Derriere Exercises. It's also a great thigh shaper too. And yes, there are various adjustments you can do to make them a more knee-friendly exercise. But before we describe these modifications, a warning: Speak to an orthopedic physician before you begin your quest to work that booty. That way you can be sure that there will be no harm to your achy knees. Pre-squat Stretch and Strengthen That said, before we can squat we need to strengthen all the surrounding musculature of the hips, knees, lower back and abdominals. This can be done with both resistance training and aerobic activity. Since your knees are achy, we should start with the exercise bike. Be sure to have the seat height adjusted so that when you stand next to the seat it is at about hip level. Ride before you work your legs to adequately warm up. Flexibility is also very important, should, floor, exercise, back, knees, pull, leg, about, left, knee, just, feet, wall, using, toward, squat, slightly, side, shoulder, movement, lower, inward, foot, body, way, slowly, right, repeat, position, one, head, hands, flat, before, apart, width, while, towel, top, together, think, straight, seconds, reps, people, out, muscle, grab, chest, behind