ActiveWorkoutsThree bodyweight exercises to ‘life-proof’ your knees, according to a fitness expertStronger knees equals better movement and less pain, what’s not to love?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

ActiveWorkoutsThree bodyweight exercises to ‘life-proof’ your knees, according to a fitness expertStronger knees equals better movement and less pain, what’s not to love?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

Stronger knees equals better movement and less pain, what’s not to love?

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Let’s be honest, training knees doesn’t sound sexy, at least not in comparison to arm day. But, it is important, especially if you want to walk, squat and pick things up with less pain and keep them fully functioning as you age. You don’t have to carve out a chunk of time for them either. Personal Training duo, Milad and Ryan, founders ofTailored Fit PT,have shared three simple exercises that will take you no longer than eight minutes and all they require is your bodyweight and a few items around the house.

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All you’re going to need for this workout is a couch, a wall, and something soft to place your knee on, like a cushion. Perform the three exercises below either during your warm-ups or when you’ve got five spare minutes. Give your knees this TLC at least times a week and Coach Milad and Ryan say they’ll seriously thank you for it. Here are your exercises:

Once you find the wall sits becoming too easy, Coach Milad says you can upgrade them to a single-leg wall sit with heel raises, and to increase the difficulty of the tibialis raises, just move your feet further away from the wall. For more knee-strengthening exercises check out these otherfive PT-approved exercisesor, if the pain is interfering with your squats, then give theseknee-friendly alternativesa go.

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