How to prevent knees injury?

Knee injuries are seen very common in runners and joggers especially who run on uneven surfaces or insufficient arm up and stretching. Before going for Jogging or running or any other vigorous activities try making up atleast 10-15 min of warm up including proper stretching for your lower body. Lower body stretching includes Quadriceps stretching, Hamstring stretching, Adductor stretching, IT band stretching, etc. We need to hold this each stretch for 20 counts.

Here are some tips to help you safeguard your knees during your workout:

# Align your knees with your feet.
# Good shoes are essential.
# Work on your pelvic and thigh muscles.
# Always warm up.
# Never overdo or attempt exercises that are not appropriate for your body.

Hey Nishthha,
Knee is one of the weight bearing joint which is very prone for injuries as it is mainly supported by surrounding ligaments, muscles and capsule. Knee injuries can be prevented by looking in to our posture, wearing proper shoes, wearing knee cap if your knees are weak and do knee muscle strengthening exercises. These all may help to prevent knee injuries.