Compound moves for weightlifting mean you work more muscles in less time. One example of a compound exercise that’s included in most weightlifters’ routines is the overhead press. This move works your core, shoulders, triceps and...
Standing is not without its potential complications and can result in fainting and subsequent injury if you lock your knees. A subconscious gesture, keeping the legs perfectly straight with the quadriceps muscles engaged is known as locking your...
A 2007 study published in the “British Journal of Sports Medicine” reports that the knee is the most commonly injured joint in runners. When your knee locks up during running, it often indicates either damage to your knee’s...
A “locked knee” can stop you from performing even the gentlest exercises and, in many cases, may significantly inhibit mobility on a daily level. Cardiovascular exercise can feel like it is out of reach if your knee consistently locks...
Goaltenders put a great deal of strain on their leg pads, especially in the knee cup area. The knee locks wrap around the back of the goaltender's knee to keep the knee snugly in the knee cup and to help avoid injury. The knee lock can lose its...
The gluteal muscle area is a trouble spot for many women. Targeting the glute and thigh area during exercise increases muscle tone and diminishes the appearance of cellulite. In addition to squats and lunges, the butt master, or hip extension or...
A hyperextended knee occurs when excessive pressure forces your knee past it's normal straightened position and bends your knee backward. Hyperextension can damage the ligaments and cartilage in your knee resulting in weak stability of the joint....
The knee is a joint, meaning it sits between an area where the bones connect. As the largest joint in the body, the knees provide stability and flexibility, which allow the legs to bend, swivel and straighten, according to KidsHealth.org. The knee...
The knee is a complex joint in the body filled with many different structures. Connective tissue like cartilage helps keep these structures in place while reducing friction and stress between the bones. The meniscus is an important connective...
Strengthening the muscles of the knee area can help reduce knee strain and treat pain from injury or medical conditions like patellofemoral pain syndrome. In addition, exercises can keep the muscles flexible and supple, helping to prevent injury...
If you have knee pain, whether from arthritis, an injury or even being overweight, you know how hard it can be to get around. The Mayo Clinic notes that strengthening exercises can help ease the pain, focusing on the quadriceps and hamstrings in...
Vrksasana, or tree pose, is a standing posture practiced in yoga. The pose requires you to stand on one foot and uses the leg and abdominal muscles to stabilize your body. This pose will improve your balance and relieves symptoms associated with...
The medial meniscus is a wedge-shaped piece of cartilage that lines the knee joint along the midline of the body. The meniscus acts as a shock absorber between the thighbone and shinbone during weight bearing activities. According to the American...
Tears of the meniscus, or cartilage of the knee, are among the most common of all knee injuries. People who play contact sports, sports which require a lot of lateral movement such as tennis, or sports involving squatting while twisting as in...
Knee injuries can involve any of the several different tissues that make up the knee joint: cartilage, ligaments or bone. They may also involve the supporting tissues: muscles and tendons. When injured, these components commonly become inflamed or...
Knee pain is a common complaint for many people. About one in three people older than 45 in the United States have knee pain, according to MayoClinic.com. There are several possible sources of knee pain while running. Most minor causes can be...
Arthritis develops when there is a breakdown of the cartilage that normally protects a joint. Cartilage acts as a shock absorber when pressure is placed on a joint. When cartilage deteriorates, the bones in the joint rub together and form bone...
A hiatal hernia occurs when part of your stomach pushes upward through your diaphragm. Hernias are often a result of weak abdominal muscles. Philadelphia-based neurologist Julio Kuperman, M.D., believes a gentle yoga practice can help bring...
Toning shoes, also called wellness shoes, fitness shoes or rocker sole shoes, have curved soles, which purposely create instability for the wearer. Although the instability of the shoe is meant to help tone your legs, it can cause alignment issues...
Your inner hamstrings are responsible for internally rotating and extending your hips, according to YogaJournal.com. If these hamstrings are tight, you could limit the range of motion in your hips. Tight hamstrings also can contribute to knee pain...
Tight hamstrings happen when you sit too long, at your desk, in school or even in a car. Hamstrings need stretching after activities like running and sports that require explosive jumping moves. Lower back pain and tightness in the back of the...
One of the most common knee injuries is a torn meniscus, according to Mayoclinic.com. Your knees have two menisci, or pieces of cartilage that cushion the area between your shinbone and thigh. Meniscal tears are common in athletes but can occur in...
Knee pain and injury is a common affliction in runners and can stem from several causes, including overuse and, possibly, a systemic disorder such as arthritis. Iliotibial Band Syndrome is one of the the most common problems to cause lateral knee...
World-renowned yogi Rodney Yee emphasizes that yoga offers useful moves to help with digestion. Apart from the breathing exercises and relaxation techniques of yoga, which can lead to improved digestion, yoga asanas or poses, can also help. Among...
You might have been told you are "knock-kneed" or you have stepped off a curb and feel less than secure as you felt your knees swivel inward or outward. In either case, you might benefit from doing specific corrective exercises that will help you...
Your meniscus is the cartilage that acts as a cushion between the bottom of your thigh bone, the top of your lower leg bones and your knee cap. It is common for your meniscus to tear through excessive strain on or twisting of, the knee, says...
Many people include squats in their regular exercise routines to strengthen and tone their legs, hips, thighs and buttocks. Although squats can be a helpful part of your exercise routine, doing them incorrectly or with bad form can potentially...
Everyone from beginners to advanced students can benefit from using a yoga swing or rope attached to a special wall used for yoga to stabilize certain standing poses or for inversions. The idea is that the yoga rope or swing becomes a kind of...
The area at the back of the knee is referred to by the anatomical term "popliteal fossa," due to the presence of the flat triangular muscle at the back of the knee called the popliteus. "Fossa" is an anatomical term used to describe a concave...
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