When you have achy, sore knees, working out is probably the last thing you want to do. But generally speaking, exercising bad knees can actually help them feel better. "While you might not feel like ...
If you’re experiencing knee pain, your instinct may be to park it on the couch with your leg propped up on a pillow and avoid any kind of movement completely. While you certainly don’t want to put ...
Each year, nearly half of all runners in the U.S. wrestle with some type of pain or injury. The most commonly affected area, totaling 27 percent of running injuries is—you guessed it—the knee. If you ...
Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Exercise can be a safe and ...
If you get knee pain or injuries in the gym, that could be from sitting all day. Exercises that strengthen and stretch the leg muscles effectively will help protect knees. For healthier joints, aim to ...
Doing leg workouts is one of the best things you can do for your overall fitness. Not only do your legs contain some of your largest muscle groups (think: quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves) but ...
Running and the knee have a PR problem. Despite lots of research to the contrary, many people still presume a high-impact activity like running is bad news for your knees. Equally, it’s also true knee ...
Running and jumping sports often result in jumper’s knee, a condition that causes discomfort around the knee. Lower body exercises can help to minimize pain, build strength, and prevent a recurrence.
How many of you include hamstring exercises in your leg workouts? And bum exercises? I’ll hedge my bets a lot more of you answered yes to the latter. While neither are anterior chain muscles (i.e., ...
Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. The muscles in your lower ...
Back pain can make you nervous about tying your shoes, let alone working out. However, while resting a painful back may help for a time, often getting back in the gym and moving makes it feel better, ...