About Fitness: Best Knee and Hip Exercises

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Fitness From Wendy Bumgardner, your About Fitness Editor Best Knee and Hip Exercises Your knees and hips may not be getting the full range of motion they need, especially if your chief exercise is walking or running. My knee has been hurting, and sure enough, the physical therapist prescribed me the exercises you see here to restore my muscle balance. See More About:  hip pain  knee pain  coaching tips High Intensity Intervals with Weights Get a crosstraining effect with doing lift with dumbbells and then performing short interval runs. Enjoy the burn with this high intensity workout. See More About:  weight training exercises  high-intensity training  weight training at home Foam Roller Stretches-Massage The second part of my knee plan is to use a foam roller to stretch and massage my hip and leg muscles. Here are the myofascial release moves to use with a foam roller. See More About:  sprains and strains  stretching  injury first aid Before You Buy a Yoga Mat Now that I'm down on the floor doing my hip exercises and rolling my muscles on the foam roller, I realized I needed an exercise mat. The rug burns on my elbows were a clue. Luckily, I had a yoga mat handy. Here are the basics of buying a mat. See More About:  yoga bags  yoga mats  yoga equipment Fitness Ads Back Pain Exercises Fitness Workout Exercises Stretching Exercises Fitness Burn Fat Featured Articles Should You Train for a Marathon this Year? What's an Alley Cat Race? Should You Blow Bubbles Swimming? Bulking Up Without Gaining Fat Best Sports Bras for Full Figures Nominate Walking Gear and Races   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Fitness newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Fitness Upper Back and Shoulder Stretches 6 Keys to Stick With Exercise Crockpot Chili Recipe for the Big Game Advertisement