Try These Exercise Modifications If You Have Injury or Chronic Pain
Exercise is far less enjoyable if you have bad knees, chronic back pain, or are recovering from an injury. You can still train stress-free by modifying the classic movements.
DAREBEE (formerly NeilaRey.com) offers several alternatives for typically high performance exercises such as high knees, jumping, squats, and push-ups. Reduce the pressure on your knees, for example by doing wall squats instead of regular squats. The illustration above shows how to use the couch to do static or dynamic planks – both basic exercises in a 7-minute workout – are easier. This is similar to the ladder progression we suggested for practicing the full push-up .
Check out the link below for illustrations and modifications for other moves.