There are effective ways to strengthen your weak spots.
According to Kate Rockwood, writer for O, The Oprah Magazine, in her article on the Huffington Post, creaky knees don’t have to be your destiny. Jordan Metzl, MD, a sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and author of The Exercise Cure suggests minimizing wear and tear on joints and tendons by strengthening the surrounding muscles. “Your body is like one long kinetic chain—every joint and muscle impacts how the surrounding parts move,” Metzl says.
Fortify these vulnerable places: Knees; Achilles Tendons; and Shoulders, and you’ll feel a lot stronger.