| Should you exercise when you have arthritis? If it | | | | you perform these sets, your muscle will use the |
| is not because of recent discoveries that | | | | calories. Inactivity can cause your muscle to store |
| demonstrate exercises can reduce stiffness and | | | | fats. Your weight can influence the arthritic |
| joint pain, you may not even consider it. Doctors | | | | condition. Excess weight on the joints can lead to |
| and physical therapists always recommend | | | | more pain. Therefore, weight control is important |
| specific exercises to manage the arthritic pain. | | | | to manage the painful condition of arthritis. |
| Exercises for arthritis consist of range-of-motions | | | | However, endurance exercises are not suitable |
| workouts, strengthening and endurance activities. | | | | for those with long-term rheumatoid arthritis and |
| Range-of-motion exercises involve stretching. | | | | limited joint functions. You need to choose the |
| They keep your joints mobile and flexible to | | | | right kind of endurance exercises for arthritis to |
| relieve stiffness at the joints. You should perform | | | | prevent further joint injury. |
| these stretching everyday if you want to be free | | | | If you experience pain that lasts for over an hour |
| from stiffness. Usually, you tend not to move the | | | | during the workout, then it is too strenuous for |
| painful joints. Therefore, these exercises can | | | | you. Consult your doctor and physical therapist to |
| encourage working on the affected joints to keep | | | | modify the exercise if you feel any strenuous |
| normal joint movement. | | | | signs such as consistent fatigue, intensified joint |
| Strengthening exercises involve weight training. | | | | swelling, reduced range of motions, and elevated |
| They help to strengthen your muscles. Strong | | | | weakness. |
| muscles can protect inflamed and swollen joints | | | | As you can see, each of exercises for arthritis |
| due to arthritis. They also make the joints more | | | | serves a different purpose. Each of them focuses |
| stable so that you can move with lesser pain. | | | | on specific parts of a joint. No matter how painful |
| Always use the correct postures when executing | | | | it is, you can still perform exercises. If you are |
| these exercises. If you carry out these sets with | | | | reluctant because of pain, you can start with |
| improper posture, your muscle will tear. This will | | | | water aerobics programs. As the water provides |
| lead to more pain and more joint swelling. | | | | buoyancy for your body, exercising in the water |
| Strengthening drills comes in two types: isometric | | | | may be a painless experience. |
| and isotonic. Isometric activities help to tighten | | | | Exercises for arthritis can help you in arthritic pain |
| your muscles without moving the joints. They can | | | | management. They restore normal joint |
| benefit those who suffer from damaged joint | | | | movement, mitigate stiffness, and improve |
| movement. On the other hand, isotonic exercises | | | | flexibility of the joint's muscles. You will experience |
| require movement of joint to strengthen the | | | | a reduction of arthritic symptoms such as joint |
| muscles. You should perform muscle-building sets | | | | pain and inflammation. Before you begin any |
| on alternate days. If you experience severe pain | | | | program, request for a professional |
| or swollen joints, you should either reduce the | | | | recommendation from your doctors and physical |
| repetitions or stop carrying out these drills. | | | | therapists. They can devise a suitable exercise |
| Endurance exercises enhance your cardiovascular | | | | program for you to deal with arthritis. They can |
| fitness and keep your weight under control. When | | | | tell you which exercises are off-limits. |