Exercises That Can Hurt Your Knees

Deep squats with poor form overload knee cartilage and accelerate long term joint degeneration.

High impact jumping exercises strain knee ligaments when landing mechanics are uncontrolled or fatigued.

Running on hard surfaces without proper footwear increases repetitive stress on knee joints.

Lunges performed with excessive forward knee travel raise pressure on the patellofemoral joint.

Leg extensions on machines create unnatural shear forces that stress knee ligaments.

Sudden direction change drills can cause knee injuries when stabilizing muscles are weak.