This article was co-authored by Francisco Gomez and by How.com.vn staff writer, Hannah Madden. Francisco Gomez is the Head Coach at the FIT Potato Gym, a training gym established in 2001 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Francisco is a former competitive runner who helps endurance athletes train for major marathons like the Boston Marathon. Francisco specializes in Injury Rehab, Flexibility, Marathon Training, and Senior Fitness. He has a B.S. in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology & Running.
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While you can’t strengthen joints directly, you can strengthen the muscles around them, which is the best way to prevent injuries and keep your legs in tip-top shape. In this article, we’ve compiled 11 exercises, listed from easiest to hardest, that you can do daily to strengthen the muscles in your knees and ankles. These exercises are great for recovering from an injury as well as preventing any more.
Steps
How Do You Strengthen Your Ankles?
Sample Exercise Schedule
Expert Q&A
Tips
- Before you exercise, always warm up for 5 to 10 minutes to get your heart rate up.[13]Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/muscle-bone-and-joints/exercises/exercises-for-knee-problems
- ↑ https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/010526-034CL_tcm75-133788.pdf
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/ankle-exercises-weak-ankles/
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/ankle-exercises-weak-ankles/
- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/ankle-exercises-weak-ankles/
- ↑ https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/zm2801#zm2801-sec
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/knee-exercises-for-runners/
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/knee-exercises-for-runners/
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/knee-exercises-for-runners/
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/knee-exercises-for-runners/
- ↑ https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/010526-034CL_tcm75-133788.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/knee-exercises-for-runners/
- ↑ https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=avoiding-joint-injuries-1-2842
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