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Safe Leg Exercises for Bad Backs

Back pain doesn’t mean that working out is off the table. You can still get a good, and safe, leg workout with back pain. Learn which exercises are best.
This is designed to warm up the legs with light, full-range-of-motion movements combined with cardio, stretching and/or foam rolling.
So I've been having lower back pain and pain in the outside of my right thigh/hip for…well, what seems like years, on and off. Nothing severe, but enough to provide some discomfort at times. I spend ...
These low-impact leg exercises help relieve knee pain by strengthening your quads, glutes, hamstrings, and calves.
Reasons to work out your legs, which belong to the biggest muscle groups of your body, are plentiful. Leg workouts improve your overall strength, reduce your chance of injury, and maintain a healthy ...
Lower back pain is a chronic condition that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. A simple exercise could ...
Some people are born with one leg longer than the other. In other cases, injury or illness causes a discrepancy in leg length that may progress over time. This isn't necessarily something to worry ...
Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...
If you’re experiencing knee pain, your instinct may be to park it on the couch with your leg propped up on a pillow and avoid any kind of movement completely. While you certainly don’t want to put ...