Planning to re-start exercise after long gap? Tips to prevent knee injury

Restarting exercise after a long gap of inactivity without preparing your muscles for it could be disastrous for your knees, as they are one of the most unstable joints and are vulnerable to injury. Dr Devashree Vora MSPT, PCS, Trained Aquatic Therapist, Founder and Chief Physiotherapist, Synergia PT explains how one should go about the exercise routine after a long gap. Dr Vora says inactivity not only causes generalised muscle weakness but also lead us to weight gain which could ultimately put more stress on our knee. Resetting exercise routine Dr Vora says that if one wants to re-start exercise, a proper warm up and cool down is required. You have to make sure you start slow, pace yourself and then start with three-leg exercise, open chain exercise and then gradually move on to closed chain and body weight exercises," says Dr Vora.