

Human: What are some low impact exercises for people that have knee pain?

Assistant: There are several things to consider when picking exercises for knee pain.  If your knees hurt when walking or running, or are worse after going for a walk or jog, then this may be due to a problem with your hips.  Walking and running in a way that engages your hips, like when you’re striding in the way shown below, may relieve the pain.  


Assuming your pain isn’t due to your hips, there are other things to consider when picking exercise.  Exercising too intensely can increase pain, so you should avoid heavy, hard exercise.  
If your knees aren’t particularly painful when you’re walking or sitting, but do hurt with running or jumping, then it may be helpful to lower your intensity while you run or jump, or to avoid jumping or running for a time.  
It may also be helpful to vary the surfaces that you run or jump on.  Some surfaces are better for running than others.  Wood, grass, or concrete might make it easier to run without the impact of running on pavement, which can make knees hurt.  Some people also find that moving forward slowly can reduce pain, because the impact with the ground doesn’t hurt so much when you’


Human: What are some low impact exercises for people that have knee pain?

Assistant: What makes the activities “low impact” is that they don’t aggravate the affected joint, so here’s an idea: You can reduce impact by trying to keep your knees bent when you’re doing these activities. Here are a few other ideas:

-you can lie on your back on the floor, keeping your knees bent, and propel yourself around in a circle with your hands and feet

-you can walk with a walker instead of by leaning on a cane

-you can use an exercise ball instead of sitting on a chair
What are some low impact exercises for people that have knee pain?
user
There are several things to consider when picking exercises for knee pain.  If your knees hurt when walking or running, or are worse after going for a walk or jog, then this may be due to a problem with your hips.  Walking and running in a way that engages your hips, like when you’re striding in the way shown below, may relieve the pain.  


Assuming your pain isn’t due to your hips, there are other things to consider when picking exercise.  Exercising too intensely can increase pain, so you should avoid heavy, hard exercise.  
If your knees aren’t particularly painful when you’re walking or sitting, but do hurt with running or jumping, then it may be helpful to lower your intensity while you run or jump, or to avoid jumping or running for a time.  
It may also be helpful to vary the surfaces that you run or jump on.  Some surfaces are better for running than others.  Wood, grass, or concrete might make it easier to run without the impact of running on pavement, which can make knees hurt.  Some people also find that moving forward slowly can reduce pain, because the impact with the ground doesn’t hurt so much when you’
assistant
What are some low impact exercises for people that have knee pain?
user
What makes the activities “low impact” is that they don’t aggravate the affected joint, so here’s an idea: You can reduce impact by trying to keep your knees bent when you’re doing these activities. Here are a few other ideas:

-you can lie on your back on the floor, keeping your knees bent, and propel yourself around in a circle with your hands and feet

-you can walk with a walker instead of by leaning on a cane

-you can use an exercise ball instead of sitting on a chair
assistant
What are some low impact exercises for people that have knee pain?
user
What makes the activities “low impact” is that they don’t aggravate the affected joint, so here’s an idea: You can reduce impact by trying to keep your knees bent when you’re doing these activities. Here are a few other ideas:

-you can lie on your back on the floor, keeping your knees bent, and propel yourself around in a circle with your hands and feet

-you can walk with a walker instead of by leaning on a cane

-you can use an exercise ball in
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