Comments on: How 1,435 Female Athletes Built Happy Knees

By: Booty Quake

Booty Quake — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 22:51:40 +0000

Sorry to hear it, Gryffin! I’ve had similar pain in the past and it’s tough to get rid of. Isometric exercises are reported to show results – things like wall sits, where you’re in that position and holding for an extended period. Your best bet is probably to visit a physiotherapist for customized rehab. But sounds like you’re already doing that? They should be suggesting exercises for you.

By: GryffinGore

GryffinGore — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 15:55:13 +0000

I have pretty bad patellar tendinitis in both knees and I’d love to have done this before that injury happened, but I’m thinking of incorporating this into my physical therapy workout. Is there anything you could suggest for reducing fatigue in my knees and pain across my patella?

By: PattiFinn

PattiFinn — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:55:30 +0000

Hello! I really love this training program! I tend to have soreness in my knees once we return to skating after our Dec-Jan break, so am really glad that I’ll have this as a part of my routine workout. Now I will be better prepared once we start skating again in a few weeks.

THANK YOU for providing such a comprehensive approach for this particular area!!

Gracie

By: Booty Quake

Booty Quake — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:16:01 +0000

In reply to VileLoveIt.

Hi Vile –
Hmmm. The ol’ tailbone bruise is a bone injury not a soft tissue injury so there’s not a ton we can do to prevent that one. We teach our skaters to turn to one side when falling so they hit their butt cheek not their tailbone – of course, it’s not always possible. I think also that avoiding the backwards fall is a combination of the bend in your knees, but also your upper body posture and where your weight is placed on your skates, e.g. evenly on front and back wheels. We do not see very many tailbone injuries in our league of 100+ skaters – which makes me wonder if maybe (just a thought, not trying to throw anyone under the bus!) your local skate shop is mounting plates a little far forward or back? If everyone gets their skates from the same place, it might be something to consider. BUT I AM NOT A SKATE EXPERT! :)

By: VileLoveIt

VileLoveIt — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:16:32 +0000

Another injury I would like to see some information on is tailbones. I’m not sure you can really exercise your way out of a tailbone injury but are there specific things you can do to help prevent them? Other than butt pads? I coach the new skaters and find that no one ever gets low enough (despite how many times I tell them!) And they aren’t used to skating and falling so when they fall, sometimes it’s smack on their tailbone. It’s an injury that takes a long time to recover from sometimes. Any ideas? I love your workouts and your blog posts. I keep meaning to write about the post you had (I think someone else wrote it) about skating when you’re older. I’m 47 and still on skates and still playing. A teammate and I workout every Wednesday together and always do one of your workouts. They are great.

Thanks!

Vile

By: kiddiz

kiddiz — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:11:43 +0000

Hoy iniciaré este nueva rutina. GRACIAS :D

By: booty

booty — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:07:24 +0000

In reply to leeeeesah.

The people who ran the study had their athletes do the routine 3x a week – basically as their warmup for soccer practice, from what I can tell. I think you’ll make immprovements if you add any of the movements to your regular routines / warmups / cooldowns /etc. and try to do most of the exercises on this list once a week. The other workout videos (the more intense ones) are something to do 1x or 2x a week – don’t overtrain, especially if you’re skating 3+ times a week :)

By: leeeeesah

leeeeesah — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:04:18 +0000

Hey there! You have so many workouts. How often would you recommend Happy Knees? Then, I’m thinking just cycle through the other ones as needed or for variety? Thanks! Keep up the good work!