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Spring Running Tip: Prevent Knee Pain
Whether you are hitting the treadmill or the trails outside, knee pain or injury is always on a runner's mind. Here are some preventative tips:
- Warm up!! Stretch and do some warm-up exercises like Sun Salutations before you run.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Warrior 1
The last pose we need to learn for Sun Salutation B is Warrior 1. It is a powerful and grounding pose that strengthens your quads, calves, booty, and the muscles in your feet. Working these muscles together helps to build knee joint stability.
YOGA CHALLENGE: Standing Half Bound Lotus
Hey folks. Ready for the new yoga challenge? It's called Standing Half-Bound Lotus.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Pigeon
Everyone can benefit from opening their hips - whether you are a runner, biker, a mom-to-be, or someone who sits at their desk all day - stretching out your hips can help prevent lower back pain, or knee or hamstring injuries.
Our hips tend to be really tight because our everyday activities require hip strength, but not hip flexibility. Not only does it feel good physically to stretch them out, but it is said that people hold a lot of stress and tension in their hips, so it is emotionally opening as well.
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DrSugar on Chronic and Nagging Knee Pain
DrSugar is keyed up about the knee and the nagging pain in that joint that can frustrate your fitness drive. Here's what he has to say.
Let's begin with a brief anatomy lesson for the knee is a complicated structure with multiple moving parts and a variety of connective tissues holding everything together.
Show Your Running Knees Some Love
Running as a convenient form of cardio may be the bee's knees, but it can leave my knees aching. Although studies have found there is no connection between running and an increased risk for arthritis, there are some easy ways to show your knees some love.
- Stay flexible: Tight hamstrings or quads can prevent the knee from going through its full range of motion, which can negatively impact the soft tissues that work the knee.
Hike the Hill: Preventing Knee Pain
Fall is the perfect time to hike. There's a cool breeze, the fallen leaves make the trail even softer, and once you reach the pinnacle, you'll be amazed at the gorgeous foliage across the horizon. I love to try out new mountain trails, but find that the steep inclines and declines can be really hard on my knees.
15 Hot Over-the-Knee Boots You Need Now!
My new favorite kind of boot is the over-the-knee. I look forward to chilly weather so that I can bust them out and spice my legs up with them. But here's the thing: the right pair can make you look chic, the wrong, not so.
Celeb Style: Becki Newton
I'm sorry, but Becki is a fox. I sure wouldn't mind seeing her around more often. Especially if she's taking the plunge and wearing Fall's hottest boot: the over the knee.
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