5 easy knee exercises you can do in bed with a pillow
To stay in perfect shape, you don't always need a gym! In the comfort of your bed, perform these 5 knee strengthening exercises with the use of a pillow.
Follow these knee exercises for arthritis patients. Image courtesy: Adobe Stock
Women with knee pain and arthritis know how hard joints hurt. Sometimes, even walking becomes difficult. But immobility is not the answer to manage the pain. Performing a few knee-strengthening exercises can help to manage the condition.
Celebrity fitness expert Bhavna Harchandrai recently took to her Instagram account to share a set of exercises that can help in knee strengthening and mobility for seniors and patients with osteoarthritis. You can recommend these exercises to your mother, grandmother or any other family member who has this condition. They can easily do it on a bed with a pillow.
Exercises for knee strengthening
Here are 5 knee-strengthening exercises with a pillow to ease arthritis pain and stiffness:
1. Leg extensions
Sit down at the edge of your bed and place the pillow under your thighs to support your position. Note: You can also do it while sitting on a chair.
Make sure your body is straight, with hands placed at the back of you on the bed and feet on the floor, hip-width apart.
Extend your both knees together to lift your legs straight in front of you and keep your toes loosely upward.
Hold the pose for 10 seconds, and do not lock your knees and arch your back throughout the movement.
Exhale and lower your legs back to the starting position, and inhale when you lift them up.