Did you miss the first three exercises? Click here to go back! Standing Calf Raise (see the video below) Starting Position: • Stand with your feet 12-inches apart with your weight on the front or balls of the foot and knees slightly bent. • You may wish to use a chair or wall for stability. Movement: • Contracting the calf muscles, lift your heels off the floor until you feel a full contraction of the calf muscles. • Slowly return to the starting position stopping just short of your heels touching the floor. Key Points: • Exhale while lifting yourself up. • Inhale while returning to the starting position

Did you miss the first three exercises? Click here to go back! Here’s one anyone can do. If you’re experienced and have access to gym equipment, you can use the prone leg curl machine. For beginners, try the one below. Again, we are attempting to strengthen surrounding muscles of the knees to reduce stress on the knees. Lying Double Leg Curl Starting Position: –Lie on your stomach with both hands under your head for comfort. –Ankle weights may be worn to increase intensity.

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By Raphael Calzadilla eDiets Chief Fitness Pro Perform an Internet search concerning injuries and you’ll find a lot of information about how to treat them. But where are all the articles about attempting to prevent knee injuries ? In the simplest of descriptions, the knee is a joint comprised of three bones and held together by four ligaments. Its job is to support the body and allow for shock absorption. From this description, it’s obvious that excess body fat will place tremendous stress on the knees. The first strategy to adopt to prevent knee injuries is to reduce body fat. The second is to perform exercises that strengthen the surrounding muscles of the knees

Have a question about your routine or anything fitness-related? Send it Raphael’s way at askraphael@ediets.com . Dear Raphael, I am around 5’3″ and weigh around 130 pounds. I want to reduce my weight to 100-110 pounds. As I am not tall, even a slight gain in weight makes me look fat and dumpy. My biggest problem areas are my tummy, arms and shoulders. I walk briskly four times a week for an hour while wearing a 20-pound body vest

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