knees

If you’ve ever had knee pain, then you know how important the knees are for getting you where you need to go. Without a good balance of mobility and strength/control, you can be significantly limited in your ability to walk, run, squat, crouch, and go up/down the stairs.

Muscles prone to tightness:

  1. Hamstrings

  2. Quads (rectus femoris)

Muscles prone to weakness:

Quads

  1. Vastis lateralis

  2. Vastis medialis

suggested exercises

Knee Movements 101

Quad Stretch (while Standing)
2x30s each side

Hamstring Stretch (with Chair)
2x30s each side

Heel Taps
3x30s each side

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