{"id":159906,"date":"2025-11-29T16:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/159906\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:37:06","slug":"squats-and-lunges-causing-pain-vascular-surgeon-reveals-the-correct-form-for-safe-leg-workouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/159906\/","title":{"rendered":"Squats and lunges causing pain? Vascular surgeon reveals the correct form for safe leg workouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Stand in front of a mirror or have someone video you,&#8221; he says. View all angles-side and front-slowly. Make adjustments on the spot: widen your stance if your knees start to cave in, cue &#8220;chest proud&#8221; if the back starts to round. Start light or body weight. Always use dynamic moves in your warm-up like leg swings. Progress slowly&#8211;shoot for 3 sets of 10-12 reps.<\/p>\n<p>Breathe smoothly: inhale down, exhale up. If pain persists, consult a professional. His expertise in vascular health underlines injury prevention for active lifestyles. Build Strength the Right Way Mastering form unlocks squats and lunges&#8217; full potential for glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves. Consistent practice improves posture, mobility, and metabolism. Dr. Kapadia&#8217;s guidance ensures safe gains. Film your next set, spot the fixes, and feel the difference. Strong legs support heart health too-vital in his vascular field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stand in front of a mirror or have someone video you,&#8221; he says. View all angles-side and front-slowly.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":159907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[565,134,105316,89849,111,139,69,105315,105314,46922],"class_list":{"0":"post-159906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-legs-workout","11":"tag-lunges","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz","15":"tag-safe-leg-workout","16":"tag-safe-workout","17":"tag-squats"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}