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From youth to old age, knee exercise is necessary to maintaining strength and mobility. In our younger days, movement is simple, as the knee hasn’t taken much abuse.
As we get older, activities like walking and climbing steps become more strenuous, for many reasons. Check with your GP before doing any of these exercises. The kind of knee exercise that is best for you depends upon your age. Younger folks can be more assertive, while older people should be reasonably gentle. Whichever age group you are in, start out slowly. For both old and young, start by slowly but resolutely walking around. The cardinal rule of knee exercise is no rebounding. After walking around for a little while, you should be heated up enough to start some stretches. If you do not want lie on the ground, return inside. Stretch yourself out, then get in a snug position in which your higher neck and back are supported. Placing a pillow under both knees, slowly lift one leg up, bending the knee a bit. Go on with the other leg in the same fashion. The result may be thigh muscles so sore you cannot walk without discomfort. If you are young, use knee exercise to avoid issues later in life. When finished warming up, it’s time to start your knee exercise. In the initial few days, legs and knees could be sore, but which will depart. Start by doing a light jog, about ten yards. This “wakes your knees up”, as well as bolstering knee muscles. Take a short rest, rubbing the knees to chill them. Now, lying flat on your back, slowly pull your knee back to a point halfway up your belly.
Return the leg to the first position, then repeat with the other leg.
Old or young, start out slowly, with peaceful, steady motions. Remember, rebounding is the worst enemy of the knee.
Don’t exhaust yourself, or you risk days of agony or perhaps long term damage. Just keep up your knee exercise program, and shortly you will be a fitter you.