Leg exercises for bad knees? (Leg workouts that don't put a lot of stress on the knees)

Leg exercises for bad knees? (Leg workouts that don't put a lot of stress on the knees)I am a young, active 19 year old male. Unfortunately, I have had terrible posture all my life. When I walk, I walk with my left foot slanted outward. This has caused my left foot to become flat. Over the past couple weeks I have been trying to correct this by simply straightening my foot. I don't exactly know what happened but it has caused my kneecap to basically pop out of place every time I walk. I now have a left kneecap that is in very poor shape. I still work out my upper body. The last thing I want is to start looking like one of those guys who always skips leg day. Until I can figure out this whole situation with my knee -- What are some good leg workouts that don't put a lot of stress on the knees? Before you guys go off on some rant about how I should see a doctor and not to work out I want to make it clear that I have. My doctors response: Limit myself to workouts that don't put a lot of stress on my knees. The only thing I have been able to do so far are body squats. I have not tried a leg press. I do believe a leg press would help to keep my kneecap in place which in return would help my situation a lot (It only hurts if my knee comes out of place). I do wear something that compresses my knee but weighted squats seem to overpower the brace. I have not tried a leg press because I don't have access to one (I workout in my basement) I am considering buying a gym membership so that I do have access to one. TL;DR: What are good leg exercises that will help keep my knee stable but still help me achieve a solid workout. submitted by /u/parlonida [link] [comments]

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