steevjp
Level 1 Valued Member
Hi All,
I've fairly recently bought some kettle bells and have a number of exercises that I do with them. These are mainly ones I have found on YouTube or a DVD that I picked up. I do a 15 minute (ish) warm up before starting.
When I was a kid I sustained some lower back damage (fell off a wall, hairline fracture in spine which healed but healed wonky), as ive gotten older (mid 50s now) that equates to low lumber pain when I do kettle bells swings.
Also because the back damage made my hips slightly wonky, that has worked its way to the knees, so they give me pain when I do most forms of squats (unless shallow ones) and especially lunges.
I need to lose weight and gain strength so I really want to do these exercises and I wonder if there were any tips for alleviating the pain in my lower back or knees? Maybe a specific warm up for those areas, or additional strength exercises or something like that? I am generally doing 60 seconds exercise with 20 seconds rest, approx 5 to 6 different movements
Any advice is appreciated, thanks
S
I've fairly recently bought some kettle bells and have a number of exercises that I do with them. These are mainly ones I have found on YouTube or a DVD that I picked up. I do a 15 minute (ish) warm up before starting.
When I was a kid I sustained some lower back damage (fell off a wall, hairline fracture in spine which healed but healed wonky), as ive gotten older (mid 50s now) that equates to low lumber pain when I do kettle bells swings.
Also because the back damage made my hips slightly wonky, that has worked its way to the knees, so they give me pain when I do most forms of squats (unless shallow ones) and especially lunges.
I need to lose weight and gain strength so I really want to do these exercises and I wonder if there were any tips for alleviating the pain in my lower back or knees? Maybe a specific warm up for those areas, or additional strength exercises or something like that? I am generally doing 60 seconds exercise with 20 seconds rest, approx 5 to 6 different movements
Any advice is appreciated, thanks
S