MONDAY MOVE

A Simple Tip to Help Your Knees Enjoy Squats

Sick of the snap, crackle, pop? Try this small but powerful tweak.

Anna Maltby
Elemental
Published in
2 min readMar 22, 2021

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A young, Asian woman performing a squat exercise with a resistance band
Photo: Kilito Chan/Getty Images

A funny thing happened approximately five minutes after I turned 34: My knees turned into Rice Krispies. I’ve been fit and active for most of my adult life — including plenty of squats, which I maintain everyone who can sit and stand…

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Anna Maltby
Elemental

Editor and writer. Past: Elemental, Real Simple, Refinery29, SELF. Certified personal trainer; prenatal and postnatal exercise specialist. Cat & person mom.