How to Keep From Locking Your Knees
- 1). Maintain a healthy weight. Extra pounds on your frame puts a strain on knees that can lead to injury.
- 2). Be aware of the way you exercise. Be mindful when you are lifting weights that your knees are not locked. Switch to swimming or low-impact activities that do not strain the knee as much as running or weight lifting. Stretch before exercising.
- 3). Work on strengthening the muscles around your knees, such as the quadriceps and hamstrings. These muscles will support your knee and will limit your reliance on it.
- 4). Wear a knee brace to help give support to the knee joint. The brace will keep your knee from locking when you walk or bend down to pick something up.
- 5). Be conscious when lifting something heavy that you don't lock your knees. Ask for help if you think something will be too heavy for you to lift on your own.
