Knee Pain Relief Exercises – 5 Minute Real Time Routine
This knee pain relief routine can help strengthen and loosen up the muscles around the knee and hip area. These knee exercises are done in real time, so it’s easy to follow along with the routine.
Starting off with a warmup, seated hip flexion, seated knee extension (LAQ), and knee roll outs will help get the muscles warm and loose.
Next, exercising the knees while standing will help target different muscles around the knee. Standing hamstring curls, standing march, and heel/toe raises great simple ways to strengthen the muscles around the knees, hips, and ankles.
Finally, mini lunges and mini squats are great whole body movements to strengthen the lower body.
This standing stretching routine for seniors focuses on simple stretches that can help loosen up the muscles in the neck, shoulders, back, hips, and knees.
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