{"id":77014,"date":"2018-02-19T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=77014"},"modified":"2022-02-11T00:49:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T07:49:42","slug":"easy-exercises-if-youre-overweight-with-knee-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/wellness-prevention\/easy-exercises-if-youre-overweight-with-knee-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Exercises If You\u2019re Overweight With Knee Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have arthritis, osteoarthritis, general joint pain<\/a>, or knee-related complications and you want to lose weight, there are adapted exercises that can help you achieve these goals. Extra weight can put unnecessary stress on the knees, making certain exercises feel as though they are impossible to do. All you have to do is find alternate ways to achieve the same results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering that two-thirds of the American population is overweight, it makes sense that 20% of the American adults suffer from knee pain<\/a>. Being overweight with knee pain shouldn\u2019t make you shy away from exercise, though. Exercise works to maintain healthy circulation<\/a> and keeps the joints and muscles in better shape. Additionally, losing weight takes stress off the knee joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you exercise, we have put together a list of exercises that you don\u2019t have to dread. You can do these at home without stressing your knee joints. If you do them, let us know how you feel after in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hamstring Stretch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You are going to sit at the edge of an armless chair, extending one leg out in front with your heel on the ground; your toes should be facing the ceiling. Keep your back straight and lean forward slightly, pushing your navel toward your thigh. Do not round your back and collapse onto your thighs. Hold this for 15-30 seconds. Switch your leg and repeat two more times for each leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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