I used to tackle this issue by spending more time warming up than actually exercising. I am now using specific strengthening exercises from the kneesovertoesgu

I used to tackle this issue by spending more time warming up than actually exercising. I am now using specific strengthening exercises from the kneesovertoesguy program to make my lower body more robust. I am not spending a lot of time on this but am seeing encouraging signs where I can engage in more vigorous activities with less warmup and less pain. If you have any pain (other than muscle exertion pain) during exercise, or even joint discomfort, etc, that's a potential road to injury that you have to step back and address. I stopped lifting heavy weights for now while I focus instead on improving my weak spots.