SpottyMare
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This keeps popping up on my facebook feed - it appears to be a 12 week programme (for which you pay a subscription) for workouts specific to riding. Has anyone tried it, and if so would you recommend?
Thanks, now recovered although very aware how easy it would be to re-injure it. I do an equipilates class and the trainer adapts the exercises to cope with injuries/weaknesses. Some of the DRT exercises are quite demanding, need to be approached carefully and adapted if you have an injury or indeed a particular body type. I thought I knew my body quite well so was really surprised that a very easy exercise dislocated my knee cap until I discussed what had happened with the physio who treated me. I have to admit that it's made me quite hesitant to restart the programme.
Was the exercise the one where you kneel on one leg with the other flat out behind and raise both arms? Once was enough for me I found it way too painful on my knee caps.Thanks, now recovered although very aware how easy it would be to re-injure it. I do an equipilates class and the trainer adapts the exercises to cope with injuries/weaknesses. Some of the DRT exercises are quite demanding, need to be approached carefully and adapted if you have an injury or indeed a particular body type. I thought I knew my body quite well so was really surprised that a very easy exercise dislocated my knee cap until I discussed what had happened with the physio who treated me. I have to admit that it's made me quite hesitant to restart the programme.
No but I know the one you mean and am fine with that. It was the one where you kneel and then clench your bum cheek on one side and then the other side. I clearly have quite strong glutes as it put sufficient force through the thigh to dislocate the knee cap. TBH when I heard the noise it made, I felt quite sick! You don't need to kneel to that exercise, it can be done sitting down or standing up. Physio was a bit iffy about the sumo squat as a starter type exercise, some people will find it fairly easy but it can be quite aggressive depending on your body type and level of fitness. I have been pretty active all my life and done some fairly heavy weight classes in the past but it's the first time I've injured myself doing a simple exercise!Was the exercise the one where you kneel on one leg with the other flat out behind and raise both arms? Once was enough for me I found it way too painful on my knee caps.