Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Oh, Tamara, I don't want to seem to be " picking " on you but I remember you saying that you worked out in your ccrocs - but please don't do these workouts in your crocs! You need good support and often if the feet are bad everything " up the chain " goes bad, too. So please wear good supportive shoes for these types of (and all) workouts!! Also, remember that when pregnant your joints and ligaments loosen up - all the more reason for good, supportive footwear. Sorry...getting off the box now... Donna --- Pink Pussycat wrote: > Hi Tamara, > > Squats and lunges can definitely aggravate sore > knees. Be sure that when you do them that your knee > doesn't go beyond your toe or better yet,l your > ankle. > > For squasts, the workout is in your butt going > back, not the knee going forward. > > For plie squats, stand tall (not butt back), turn > out the toes to about 2:00 and 10:00 (left and right > respectively) and then go down. Again, make sure > your knees don't go beyond the ankle. > > For lunges, same thing, knees not beyond toe or > ankle. > > To modify, just don't go down as far, or better > yet, activate a lot of the same muscles by doing > bridge lifts instead. > > To do a bridge lift: > > Lay on your step, upper back on bench, hold the > rest of your body up with your legs. Put a weight > if need be on your pelvic area. Sink lower body > down, and push up with the glutes and quads. > > HTH! > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Bah hah! You caught me! Actually, I was barefoot (and pregnant) while I was doing this workout today. I tend to think of needing good shoes for walking and running (uh, when I wear my crocs) but didn't worry about shoes for this moving in place workout on carpet. It is really the bending that hurt in my knees and I question whether shoes would help, but you have a good point. I have to go to the city to visit my parents this week, so I suppose I should get some shoes. I was hoping to spend my money on one of those Pilates rings! Yeah, running in my crocs certainly can't be good for me. Tamara Oh, Tamara, I don't want to seem to be " picking " on you but I remember you saying that you worked out in your ccrocs - but please don't do these workouts in your crocs! You need good support and often if the feet are bad everything " up the chain " goes bad, too. So please wear good supportive shoes for these types of (and all) workouts!! Also, remember that when pregnant your joints and ligaments loosen up - all the more reason for good, supportive footwear. Sorry...getting off the box now... Donna --- Pink Pussycat wrote: > Hi Tamara, > > Squats and lunges can definitely aggravate sore > knees. Be sure that when you do them that your knee > doesn't go beyond your toe or better yet,l your > ankle. > > For squasts, the workout is in your butt going > back, not the knee going forward. > > For plie squats, stand tall (not butt back), turn > out the toes to about 2:00 and 10:00 (left and right > respectively) and then go down. Again, make sure > your knees don't go beyond the ankle. > > For lunges, same thing, knees not beyond toe or > ankle. > > To modify, just don't go down as far, or better > yet, activate a lot of the same muscles by doing > bridge lifts instead. > > To do a bridge lift: > > Lay on your step, upper back on bench, hold the > rest of your body up with your legs. Put a weight > if need be on your pelvic area. Sink lower body > down, and push up with the glutes and quads. > > HTH! > > __________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- Join the Athens County Homeschoolers Yahoo Group! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athenscountyhomeschoolers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Thanks . I *think* I was doing them correctly, but I printed your suggestions so I can double check myself tomorrow. Bridges are a nice exercise. I didn't realize they worked the same areas as squats and lunges. I like doing squats too, but they feel a little hard on me. Lunges I could give up forever! Tamara Hi Tamara, Squats and lunges can definitely aggravate sore knees. Be sure that when you do them that your knee doesn't go beyond your toe or better yet,l your ankle. For squasts, the workout is in your butt going back, not the knee going forward. For plie squats, stand tall (not butt back), turn out the toes to about 2:00 and 10:00 (left and right respectively) and then go down. Again, make sure your knees don't go beyond the ankle. For lunges, same thing, knees not beyond toe or ankle. To modify, just don't go down as far, or better yet, activate a lot of the same muscles by doing bridge lifts instead. To do a bridge lift: Lay on your step, upper back on bench, hold the rest of your body up with your legs. Put a weight if need be on your pelvic area. Sink lower body down, and push up with the glutes and quads. HTH! -- Join the Athens County Homeschoolers Yahoo Group! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athenscountyhomeschoolers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Guess I was late in some of my response! BTW, the bridge lifts can be done on a ball too and are killer!!! Tonya L. -www.smellabella.comwww.trainingwithtonya.com Tamara / Sore Knees Hi Tamara, Squats and lunges can definitely aggravate sore knees. Be sure that when you do them that your knee doesn't go beyond your toe or better yet,l your ankle. For squasts, the workout is in your butt going back, not the knee going forward. For plie squats, stand tall (not butt back), turn out the toes to about 2:00 and 10:00 (left and right respectively) and then go down. Again, make sure your knees don't go beyond the ankle. For lunges, same thing, knees not beyond toe or ankle. To modify, just don't go down as far, or better yet, activate a lot of the same muscles by doing bridge lifts instead. To do a bridge lift: Lay on your step, upper back on bench, hold the rest of your body up with your legs. Put a weight if need be on your pelvic area. Sink lower body down, and push up with the glutes and quads. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 tamara, remember that the joints are " loose " during pregnancy. the hormone that loosens the pelvis in preparation for birth is working on the rest of your joints as well. be careful! stacey > > > > Hi Tamara, > > > > Squats and lunges can definitely aggravate sore knees. Be sure that when > > you do them that your knee doesn't go beyond your toe or better yet,l your > > ankle. > > > > For squasts, the workout is in your butt going back, not the knee going > > forward. > > > > For plie squats, stand tall (*not* butt back), turn out the toes to about > > 2:00 and 10:00 (left and right respectively) and then go down. Again, make > > sure your knees don't go beyond the ankle. > > > > For lunges, same thing, knees not beyond toe or ankle. > > > > To modify, just don't go down as far, or better yet, activate a lot of the > > same muscles by doing bridge lifts instead. > > > > To do a bridge lift: > > > > Lay on your step, upper back on bench, hold the rest of your body up with > > your legs. Put a weight if need be on your pelvic area. Sink lower body > > down, and push up with the glutes and quads. > > > > HTH! > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Join the Athens County Homeschoolers Yahoo Group! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/athenscountyhomeschoolers > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 True, but I am fairly certain that is more of a third trimester phenomenon. Tamara tamara, remember that the joints are " loose " during pregnancy. the hormone that loosens the pelvis in preparation for birth is working on the rest of your joints as well. be careful! stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 tamara, found this research... " Relaxin is found in pregnant humans but at higher levels early in pregnancy than close to the time of birth. Relaxin promotes angiogenesis, and in humans it probably plays a more important role in the development of the interface between the uterus and the placenta that it does in the birth process. " (http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/SexHormones. html) *this may also be of interest to us others who are not pregnant: In women relaxin levels rise after ovulation as a result of its production by the corpus luteum. In the absence of pregnancy its level declines at menstruation. " (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relaxin) so the time between ovulation and menstruation is a time where joints in women are looser and could become injured easier than before ovulation... stacey > > > > tamara, > > remember that the joints are " loose " during pregnancy. the hormone > > that loosens the pelvis in preparation for birth is working on the > > rest of your joints as well. be careful! > > stacey > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Thanks for the info, Stacey. I recall reading about hormones and when women are more prone to injury. I've been kind of keeping a watch on my back/hip (I think my back/hip issues are a combo of tight and imablanced muscles as well as some joint instability - I naturally have very loose joints and a certain degree of just natural flexibility as well) and I tend to think it does go out more in the pre-menstrual phase - I'm going to track it this month to see. Right now I'm just finished up with TOM and my back feels excellent - it could be that I've been doing more stretching to work on the tightness/imbalances but it could also be hormonal. Hmm....... Something to think about! Take care! Donna --- Stacey Brennan-Melvin wrote: > tamara, > > found this research... > > " Relaxin is found in pregnant humans but at higher > levels early in > pregnancy than close to the time of birth. Relaxin > promotes > angiogenesis, and in humans it probably plays a more > important role > in the development of the interface between the > uterus and the > placenta that it does in the birth process. " > (http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/SexHormones. > html) > > > *this may also be of interest to us others who are > not pregnant: > In women relaxin levels rise after ovulation as a > result of its > production by the corpus luteum. In the absence of > pregnancy its > level declines at > menstruation. " (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relaxin) > so the time > between ovulation and menstruation is a time where > joints in women > are looser and could become injured easier than > before ovulation... > stacey > > > > > > > > > > tamara, > > > remember that the joints are " loose " during > pregnancy. the hormone > > > that loosens the pelvis in preparation for birth > is working on the > > > rest of your joints as well. be careful! > > > stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 donna, just thinking out loud...i wonder how women on the pill do as far as joint injury. stacey > > > > > > > > tamara, > > > > remember that the joints are " loose " during > > pregnancy. the hormone > > > > that loosens the pelvis in preparation for birth > > is working on the > > > > rest of your joints as well. be careful! > > > > stacey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Isn't that interesting! That is completely opposite to what I believed to be true. Tamara tamara, found this research... " Relaxin is found in pregnant humans but at higher levels early in pregnancy than close to the time of birth. Relaxin promotes angiogenesis, and in humans it probably plays a more important role in the development of the interface between the uterus and the placenta that it does in the birth process. " (http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/SexHormones. html) *this may also be of interest to us others who are not pregnant: In women relaxin levels rise after ovulation as a result of its production by the corpus luteum. In the absence of pregnancy its level declines at menstruation. " (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relaxin) so the time between ovulation and menstruation is a time where joints in women are looser and could become injured easier than before ovulation... stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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