kathryn
Cathlete
>I try to avoid a lot of pivoty or
>torque-y types of moves, because they make me really dizzy and
>also my ankles and knees protest wildly. I love some of the
>power moves, though, like power 7's and 15's, so I will often
>try to jump as high as I can when I do those. Yes, I know that
>is contradictory.
I've actually found that pivots are riskier for the knees (at least MY knees) than impact in and of itself. Maybe not so contradictory, because pivots can cause torque or sheer force in the knee, while impact just has and up-and-down force that the knee can bear better.
>torque-y types of moves, because they make me really dizzy and
>also my ankles and knees protest wildly. I love some of the
>power moves, though, like power 7's and 15's, so I will often
>try to jump as high as I can when I do those. Yes, I know that
>is contradictory.
I've actually found that pivots are riskier for the knees (at least MY knees) than impact in and of itself. Maybe not so contradictory, because pivots can cause torque or sheer force in the knee, while impact just has and up-and-down force that the knee can bear better.