How to squat with bad knees

"Squats don't hurt your knees. The way YOU squat hurts YOUR knees." - Dan John.

Squatting and hinging patterns are unavoidable in daily life. The Barbell back squat and Barbell deadlift are simply 2 expressions of this movement. There are many different variations of these exercises that can be applied to almost any knee or back pain patient.

By avoiding these movements, you drastically increase your risk of future injury because when you inevitably get into a scenario where you need to pick something up off the ground, or sit down into a chair, you'll be unable to load the proper tissues and further stress your injury sites.

The movement patterns of the squat and hinge must be reintroduced as quickly as possible!

In this video I will show you how to squat with bad knees or even bad hips. Having knee pain while you are squatting is uncomfortable and can lead to even more injury of the soft tissues. My video goes over how you can modify the squat to alleviate some of that knee pain or hip pain you have been experiencing while trying to exercise.

The movements are very basic and will help you overcome fear of squatting. Just because you have knee pain does not mean you have to stop exercising. It is no you , it is the lack of knowledge.

Please try this and let me know what you are currently doing for you knee or hip pain.

Thank you for watching.