Alternative to a lunge?

[luvmygsp]

2 years ago I suffered a grade II MCL strain & patellar subluxation w/tearing of my medial patellafemoral ligament.

My knee feels great...about 90% of the time. The only pain I still have is the MPFL tear. But, I can run, & even waterski, but I always wear my knee brace, just for security.

Anyway, in bootcamp we just had to do lunges, & it killed my knee. I wasn't wearing my brace but I don't really think that would have mattered.

Are there any alternatives to a lunge?? Im going to ask the instructor @ next class, & if anything I'll just do something else if she has us do them again, I was just curious.

TIA!

[victoria21]

Have you tried doing a reverse lunge, putting your foot back instead of forward? That is what I usually do instead of a regular lunge when my knee is bothering me.

[hjohnson050711]

maybe a squat but it would still probably hurt your knee - just not as concentrated in one knee - i would ask the instructor and let us know!

[mtgirl]

reverse lunges work better for my knees. Or i try to elevate my front foot on a step or stair and that seems to feel better.

[dirtyred]

I can't do lunges either, forward or backward. I do squats or plies instead.