KneesEase*
This version of stregthening the knees by lifting the kneecaps is done standing up.

It's important to keep toning and centering and exercising the knees with conscious thought, and this video shows a simple way to do that.

The dancers' secret
to doing this exercise correctly . . .
is to stand with your feet parallel to each other, adjusting the distance between your feet so that your legs are aligned vertically. Visualize a straight line down from hip socket, to knee, to foot.

For most of us there will be at least a two-inch space between our feet. Professional ballet dancers, often, will have their ankles touching, but we should not strive to do that unless we have trained, ballet dancers' bodies.

In the beginning this will feel strange to you, as you train your thigh muscles to lift your knee caps.

But after a while, muscle memory kicks in, and the various parts of your thigh muscles will naturally move to lift your knee caps and be more reactive to stimuli-- you will become more supple-- and you won't have to give your kmeecaps such conscious thought.

Ettie Steg
modern dancer, teacher, speaker, author
NESTA certified:
Pilates Specialist,
Biomechanics Specialist,
Core Specialist
Member:
Toastmasters International.

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Video Text
• Touch the muscle above your knee and find a way to jiggle it.
• Hold it in the UP position when exercising, to lift and protect your kneecap.

Tip
Before exercising, be relaxed, in the moment and warmed up. Otherwise, moving cold is like stretching a dry sponge and over time, you will hurt yourself.



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