How to do Ballet with "Bad Knees"

[@ropegirl8761]

This is such a great video! It's SO VERY important to protect our knees as we age. We only get issued two knees when we're born, and no spares. Replacement parts are expensive and never as good as the originals. LOL Thanks for doing this!

[@everydayballet]

You’re very welcome! Yep, thinking long-term about our bodies is definitely the way to go in my opinion! I want to be enjoying life, movement, and ballet for as long as possible! 🥰👏🏻🙏🩰

[@kathieloueldridge2974]

What a terrific video. I had a knee replacement on my left knee nine years ago and have arthritis iiiin my right but since doing your workouts my right knee is improving and I got my life back when I had my knee replacement as it was grinding bone on bone. In just a short time I can feel enormous changes in my body.

[@everydayballet]

Glad it was helpful! I also have arthritis in my knees and with a little bit of mindful accommodation, it doesn’t prevent me from doing what I love (ballet!). I hope you will continue to feel better with your knees! 🙏🥰🩰

[@JGreen-le8xx]

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[@everydayballet]

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[@nefwaenre]

Thank you Tiekka~! i will definitely testify to this. Doing barre has helped me align my knees and i haven't had knee pain in awhile now. But also i think it has to do with how one manages the lower back muscles (especially glute Medius) and once i became very aware of my hips and knee alignment then things became much easier. i'm not saying ballet saved me (i do loads of exercise including PT), but yes, i can definitely follow ballet barres as it doesn't hurt my knees anymore~

[@everydayballet]

I’m so glad ballet helped your knees feel better! I have arthritis in both my knees from my professional ballet career and I can say with certainty that doing ballet is what keeps my knees feeling good and working smoothly! It’s all about the degree of stress (professional ballet is tough!), but ballet movement itself is absolutely wonderful for many of our everyday aches and pains. 🥰🌸💖🩰

[@nefwaenre]

@@everydayballet Absolutely! Very well said, Tiekka. Oh i didn't know that! You make it look so graceful and effortless! You're an inspiration for those who have arthritis but still want to do ballet- that's so wholesome~! 🥺♥

[@oliviapetracoman]

Very useful video! Thank you and Happy New Year! 🌟

[@everydayballet]

Thank you! Happy new year!🎉🩰♥️

[@inocohen5404]

Thank you 1000 times for this video! We are in the same boat.

[@everydayballet]

So glad it helped! 🥰🩰👏🏻

[@virginiabotha3545]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Thank you, for someone who is busy strengthening her past bad knees.😊😊😊

[@everydayballet]

So glad you are finding strength through gentleness with your knees! 🎉🤗🩰💖

[@patriciacoveney1]

Thank you Tiekka, this was so personally relevant to me as I had a fall and broke my knee cap badly and now have a tension band surgically fitted. So permission to go gently but accurately aligned is great advise.

[@everydayballet]

Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about your knee! I hope you are feeling better and better! Yes, “gentle precision” is the way to go with most things and especially the knees. After all, we come to ballet for the joy. Happy knees are part of that, too! 🥰🙏🌸🩰

[@monasuliman13]

tiekka!! awesome and insightful video as always 🩰❤️

[@everydayballet]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful! 🙏🥰🩰

[@freeya2360]

This video is so so helpful! Thank you so much you’re amazing!!!

[@everydayballet]

I’m delighted it helped you! Hoping your knees stay happy! 🥰🩰✨

[@michellethiesen7972]

I have severe joint hypermobility disorder. My knees bend backwards, now hyperextension can be beautiful but they go back way too far and it's really painful. Knee braces are my best friend when doing physical activity. You can find ones that blend in with your tights so they're almost invisible.

[@everydayballet]

It sounds like you need to be very thoughtful and take special care when doing any activity, but perhaps especially ballet… I’m glad you have braces that can help lessen the degree of your hypertension and support the knee a bit. Please move gently! 💕🩰🌸

[@pettycooper3996]

Thank you so much for explaining this so well! I have two bad knees and one is very bad and I did some ballet exercises yesterday and my worse knee is making my whole tingling and now I know it might have been the grand plie 🥲

[@everydayballet]

No need to do grand plié if it bothers your knees 🥰🩰✨

[@pettycooper3996]

@@everydayballet Thank you for this video once again

[@CheerieTM]

Very helpful tips. Thank you very much!

[@everydayballet]

You’re so welcome! Glad it helped! 🙏🥰🩰

Thank you. I missed this video when you posted. Now I’m heading to your Nutcracker ballet barre for my December challenge. ❤ 🎉 🎄

[@everydayballet]

So glad you found it! It’s sooo important to approach ballet with a mindset of self-care. 💕🩰😊

[@ellamanuella8038]

Love your videos and I'm so happy i found it. I'm 19 and in my country it's extremely rare and expensive to start ballet classes...so I am stuck with training myself from home...i hope one day to be better. Please i need your advice. I have a slight issue of knocked knees so my turnouts are not as I'd like and my knees and heels can't meet at the same time except I'm bend a little at the knees. They don't hurt if I move or anything, so I just wanted to know..if there's still hope for me to continue to train for ballet?

[@everydayballet]

I’m so glad you found Everyday Ballet and that you’ve started ballet at home! 👏🏻👏🏻🥰 To answer your question… bring your heels as close together as you can and pull up through the legs instead of locking back in the knees. Keep drawing up through the thighs and kneecaps so your leg muscles work at all times instead of relaxing into hyper-extension. With time, your legs will be stronger and your knees will not lock backwards as much. This will help with the turnout, too! Yes, you can continue to train for ballet! Hope this helps! 🥰🩰✨

[@ceylansen4365]

U Wonderfullll

[@everydayballet]

Thank you for your kind words! 🙏♥️🩰

[@Legittoquit1]

Whoa . Nice.

[@everydayballet]

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