Knee pain can drastically reduce your quality of life and stop you from doing the things you enjoy like going on long walks or running each morning. This type of knee is extremely debilitating and drastically limits your range of motion. After all, our knees play an essential role when it comes to our mobility. Not to mention that it’s definitely not pleasant to feel pain all the time.
If you don’t have pain in the knee yourself, then chances are you know someone who does. Knee pain is one of the most common affections. In fact, more than half of us will suffer from some type of pain in the knee by the age of 85.
The good news is that there is an easy-to-do, 2-minute stretch that can significantly reduce your chances of developing pain in the knee. If you’re already suffering from this type of knee, this exercise will better your condition. You will feel your knees ten years younger!
All you have to do is grab a towel and place it straight behind your knee. Take a sit, and then gently but firmly try to squeeze your leg towards your hamstrings.
It should look something like this.
