3 simple tips to prevent knee pain while working out
1. 3 Simple Tips To Prevent Knee Pain While Working Out
By Alice Dymally | Published: March 12, 2013 via http://thefitnessambition.com
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3 Tips To Prevent Knee Pain
Do you sometimes get knee or joint discomfort when doing an intense workout like Insanity or
Turbo Fire? All the jumping &plyometrics can definitely take a toll. The most important thing is
of course to always listen to your body! Warming up and stretching is essential every time
you work out!! With that being said, if you love the sweat and the burn, but want to minimize or
prevent knee pain, try these 3 tips.
Tip 1: Use a Plyo-mat or Jump mat.
A jump mat is a shock absorbing mat made of high density foam. You complete your
plyometrics moves on the mat. You may have seen similar mats at the gym.This jump mat I use
is ¼” thick and 71″ x 26″. It helps with moves like the high knee jumps from Insanity or jump
knee tucks from P90X. It rolls up for easy storage.
Tip 2: Nutritional Supplements
2. The second thing you can do to help with knee discomfort is to use a nutritional supplement that
supports your joints. Make sure any supplement you take his all natural. Glucosamine is a natural
ingredient that can help the body with joint and cartilage support. This joint support formula is
good for joints, tendons, or torn ligaments. Along those lines, make sure you’re eating clean!
Whole natural foods are the most important nutritional “supplement” you can take. I notice a
huge difference in my workouts and joints if I’ve been eating well versus if I haven’t.
Tip 3: MODIFY, MODIFY, MODIFY
If you feel discomfort or not up to par, it is okay to modify the moves. Even if the moves are not
modified in the program, just modify them on your own. You want to push your limits, but you
don’t want to risk injury. As an example, one move from Insanity is jump squats; if you
experience discomfort, remove the jump and simply squat – moving up & down at the same
pace.
3 Simple Tips To Prevent Knee Pain While Working Out
Of course these are just suggestions that I’ve done. If you have serious knee or joint pain, please
consult your doctor!
If you have other tips to help prevent knee pain while working out, please share below!
Yours in Success,
Alice Dymally
