Tone Up Tuesday: Moves to Help You Improve! Help Avoid a painful Patella
Move 2
Continuation from last-weeks post.
Petellofemoral pain is one of the most common types of knee pain. Usually characterized by pain beneath the kneecap (patella) that gets worse after working out. A lot of runners have weak or tight muscles which can usually be the cause. With more people getting out and running we’ll be posting more exercises that we recommend to target those tight and weak areas to help stabilize your knee.

Side Lunge
Muscles Worked



Start
1. Stand with feet straight and shoulder-width apart.
Movement
1. Lunge sideways; stabilize - lunge foot straight, knee bent and directly over second and third toes; opposite leg straight with foot flat on ground.
2. Push off bent leg to return to start position
The Grid Revolutionary Foam Roller
Trigger Point Perf…

