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2. The 8 Smartest Knee Exercises to Help Keep Your Joints Pain-free

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   Why it works: “Squats strengthen the quadriceps muscles which directly connect to the knee,” says Dean Seda, N.A.S.M., a certified personal trainer who specializes in corrective exercise ...

3. Suffer from knee pain? These 12 exercises will help - AOL

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   Knee pain when walking and knee injury can sideline your workout routine. The best knee-strengthening exercises at home strengthen the hamstrings, glutes, calves and quads.

4. Open kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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   The opposite of OKC are closed kinetic chain exercises (CKC). Both are effective for strengthening and rehabilitation objectives. [1] Closed-chain exercises tend to offer more "functional" athletic benefits because of their ability to recruit more muscle groups and require additional skeletal stabilization. [2]

5. Step aerobics - Wikipedia

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   Step aerobics was studied by physiologists in the 1980s, and in 1990 it swiftly grew in popularity in the U.S. as a style of health club exercise, largely because of promotion by Reebok of the Step Reebok device and associated exercise routines, prominently advocated by Gin Miller. Step aerobics attracted more men to group exercise classes. [2]

6. Strength training - Wikipedia

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   Strength training is primarily an anaerobic activity, although circuit training also is a form of aerobic exercise. Strength training can increase muscle, tendon, and ligament strength as well as bone density, metabolism, and the lactate threshold; improve joint and cardiac function; and reduce the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly ...

7. The #1 Best Daily Leg-Strengthening Workout for Seniors - AOL

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   If you're curious about the best daily leg-strengthening workout for seniors, keep reading to learn more.Building leg strength requires time, effort, and consistent dedication, but the rewards are ...

8. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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   Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...

9. ‘I Did Plank Variations Every Day For A Month—And ... - AOL

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   Isometric exercises (or holding one position) are not my thing. I prefer other types of core exercises (hi dead bugs , bicycle crunches , inchworms, or V-ups!) over a plank hold any day. The thing ...