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Here's a user manual to keep your knees working for years to come

The knee is a hinge joint, meaning it works like a door hinge to straighten and bend in roughly 130 degrees of motion

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With increased muscular strength and flexibility surrounding your knees, the better they bear their load

Jordan Metz | NYT
Your knee routinely feels the force of five to eight times your body weight with every step, making it the most taxed joint of the human body. A knee is designed to withstand millions of steps during a lifetime, but sometimes all that stress can cause your knees to break down. What can you do to prevent knee pain? And stop the pain you may already feel? We’ve designed our knee guide to teach you how to keep knees working for years to come. 

Never had knee pain? Excellent. Let’s keep it that way. And while not all knee problems are