Weak knees and want to tone lower body.........?

Question

Wonder if i could get a bit of advice

My knees sometimes hurt after intense exercise so i put ice on them or use Biofreeze. I do knee strenghtening exercises, think the ligaments in my inner thighs are tight, would love to do physio again but can't afford it for now.

Can anyone suggest exercises that you think would help to tone my hips and butt which won't make my knees hurt.

I walk up a flight of 128 steps twice a week,and go to the gym every other day and take the stairs (two at a time) at every opportunity.My diet is good.

I workout on the stepper, my outer hips seem to be getting more toned but my butt is still not toned,do i need to increase resistance or decrease? as i find that either way it works different parts of my lower body but never my butt

i'd would love some advice please

Answer 1

Hey,

Well, a few weeks ago I tore my cartilage- more specifically, my Meniscus, in my right knee (or so the doctor says- MRI doesn't show anything but it still is possible that it missed something) when I fell playing a sport. My problem is that i love sports, so i asked the doctor what sports i can still do.
He said that there are 2 sports that are good and don't put that much pressure on your knees, they're swimming and cycling..mainly spinning (if you have really weak knees make the level or the gear 1 or 2) if its not that bad you can go higher.

You should get a x-ray or MRI done to make sure you don't have an ingury like that (and if you do- it'll take a while to heal) and he best way to strengthen your knees is to lean against the wall and pretend as though you sitting on a chair, do this for a while evryday. If your knees are just weak and nothings wrong (mine were even before the incident) just try to strengthen them and make sure you done run down stairs or down a hill as it puts alot of pressure and shock on your knees.

Hope that helps...

Answer 2

I have a simlar problem as you. Try going on a stationary bike or taking a cycling class. Then once you strengthen your legs a little move to the elipitical.

You may wanna see a doctor, get checked out for patellofemoral syndrome. (It does get better, I've got it)