Re: Monday, tues, wed & knee TO Kerry FROM Jen

[Guest guest]

Hi Kerry, I don't do full lunges because I don't

trust my knees... maybe after I lose some weight I

will try to go down deeper for now I only go down part

of the way.

For some reason squats don't bother my knees at

all. I always stick out my butt when I do them

instead of bending my knees over my ankles, so I guess

I'm doing them the right way.

Take care of your knee, you don't want it to get any

worse!

Jen

--- Kerry Kramer <kerrykramer@...> wrote:

> Right now I've been putting a lap quilt over my

> knees and that seems

> to help a lot.

> Thank you for the suggestions on the icy hot, that's

> a good idea to

> put it on before bed. Are you able to do lunges and

> squats the next

> morning by putting it on over night? My knee isn't

> all that bad, I

> don't want to make it worse though, so haven't been

> exercising

> regularly. I'll have to get on the treadmill today

> so I get something

> in at least.

> Kerry

>

> Jen wrote:

> | I usually just put a heating pad on my knees

> | before bed then I put some icy hot on my knees and

> go

> | to bed with it on..in the morning they usually

> feel a

> | lot better! Just be sure and wear pants so you

> won't

> | get the icy hot smell in your bed.

> |

> | And don't use the icy hot with the heating

> | pad...will cause problems.

> |

> | Jen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

You are smart working up slowly with your workouts, only doing as much

as you feel comfortable with.

Squats don't seem to bother me either, I'm very conscious about

sticking my butt out and keeping my knees behind my toes. It was the

leg presses on the step that got to me, I tried to advance too soon.

Now I find the standing quad stretch bothers me as well. Someone on

another list suggested I do it lying on my stomach. With this method

you have to do a pelvic tuck and keep that at all times while you

reach behind for your foot keeping your knees together while doing

this. I'm wondering if I've lost my form while doing the standing

quad stretch and this is where the problem lies. I'll let you know

how it goes with the lying quad stretch.

Kerry

Jen wrote:

| Hi Kerry, I don't do full lunges because I don't

| trust my knees... maybe after I lose some weight I

| will try to go down deeper for now I only go down part

| of the way.

|

| For some reason squats don't bother my knees at

| all. I always stick out my butt when I do them

| instead of bending my knees over my ankles, so I guess

| I'm doing them the right way.

|

| Take care of your knee, you don't want it to get any

| worse!

|

| Jen

[Guest guest]

How as the lying quad stretch?

I can't stretch my quads because it would definately

bother my knees too much.

Jen

--- Kerry Kramer <kerrykramer@...> wrote:

> Hi Jen,

> You are smart working up slowly with your workouts,

> only doing as much

> as you feel comfortable with.

> Squats don't seem to bother me either, I'm very

> conscious about

> sticking my butt out and keeping my knees behind my

> toes. It was the

> leg presses on the step that got to me, I tried to

> advance too soon.

> Now I find the standing quad stretch bothers me as

> well. Someone on

> another list suggested I do it lying on my stomach.

> With this method

> you have to do a pelvic tuck and keep that at all

> times while you

> reach behind for your foot keeping your knees

> together while doing

> this. I'm wondering if I've lost my form while

> doing the standing

> quad stretch and this is where the problem lies.

> I'll let you know

> how it goes with the lying quad stretch.

> Kerry

>

> Jen wrote:

> | Hi Kerry, I don't do full lunges because I

> don't

> | trust my knees... maybe after I lose some weight I

> | will try to go down deeper for now I only go down

> part

> | of the way.

> |

> | For some reason squats don't bother my knees

> at

> | all. I always stick out my butt when I do them

> | instead of bending my knees over my ankles, so I

> guess

> | I'm doing them the right way.

> |

> | Take care of your knee, you don't want it to get

> any

> | worse!

> |

> | Jen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm kind of chicken to try it. LOL!

The library called and they have my book in Knee Pain - A Self Help

Guide.

I haven't been exercising very much, some walking; I was waiting for

the book first.

I'll pick it up this morning and let you know what it says.

Noticed when I got up last night for a bathroom trip that my knee

cracked when I turned to get into bed. Then it cracked when I

straightened it a couple of times. Strange.

So what do you do about your quads, you can't stretch them at all, or

have you found another way around the problem?

Kerry

Jen wrote:

| How as the lying quad stretch?

|

| I can't stretch my quads because it would definately

| bother my knees too much.

|

| Jen

[Guest guest]

The cracks you here is just air in the joints, no

big deal and not a problem.

For my quads I lift my leg behind me (bending at

the knee) but I don't grab my foot or ankle for a

bigger stretch, don't want to have more knee problems.

Jen

--- Kerry Kramer <kerrykramer@...> wrote:

> I'm kind of chicken to try it. LOL!

> The library called and they have my book in Knee

> Pain - A Self Help

> Guide.

> I haven't been exercising very much, some walking; I

> was waiting for

> the book first.

> I'll pick it up this morning and let you know what

> it says.

> Noticed when I got up last night for a bathroom trip

> that my knee

> cracked when I turned to get into bed. Then it

> cracked when I

> straightened it a couple of times. Strange.

> So what do you do about your quads, you can't

> stretch them at all, or

> have you found another way around the problem?

> Kerry

>

>

>

> Jen wrote:

> | How as the lying quad stretch?

> |

> | I can't stretch my quads because it would

> definately

> | bother my knees too much.

> |

> | Jen

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OK, thanks, my knee don't usually crack so much all at once, I had

wondered if I'd done something to it. I'm going to try your version

of a quad stretch next time I need to.

Thanks,

Kerry

Jen wrote:

| The cracks you here is just air in the joints, no

| big deal and not a problem.

|

| For my quads I lift my leg behind me (bending at

| the knee) but I don't grab my foot or ankle for a

| bigger stretch, don't want to have more knee problems.

|

| Jen