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2. 10 Worst Exercises for Bad Knees (And What to Do Instead) - AOL

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   Seated leg extensions are a better alternative for isolating the quadriceps without putting as much stress on the knee joint. Make sure to use a manageable weight and focus on controlled movements ...

3. 10 Best Joint-Friendly Exercises To Do As You Age - AOL

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   Seated Leg Extensions. Shutterstock. The seated leg extension is an effective exercise for targeting the quadriceps muscles without placing undue stress on the knees. This exercise is particularly ...

4. 10 Best Low-Impact Exercises for Seniors - AOL

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   Seated leg extensions are an excellent way to strengthen the quadriceps muscles without putting stress on the knees. Sit comfortably on a chair with your back straight and your feet flat on the floor.

5. Leg extension - Wikipedia

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   The leg extension is a good exercise for isolating muscular contraction in the quadriceps, [14] but as with all isolation exercises, should be included in a holistic resistance training program working all muscles, especially antagonistic muscle pairs (such as the quadriceps, hamstrings, and gluteal muscles), to avoid muscular imbalances, which ...

6. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).

7. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   Leg extension machine. The leg extension is performed while seated by raising a weight out in front of the body with the feet. It is an isolation exercise for the quadriceps. Overtraining can cause patellar tendinitis. [4] The legs extension serves to also strengthen the muscles around the knees and is an exercise that is preferred by physical ...