| Arthritis means joint inflammation due to a | | | | motion and eliminates rigidity |
| disease or tissue injury. There are many arthritic | | | | 3. Endurance or aerobic exercises that improve |
| types. In this condition, people cannot move well | | | | functions of cardiovascular system |
| due to joint swelling or pain. This leads to muscle | | | | Follow up with the physical therapist: |
| weakness, loss of joint movement, and | | | | Exercise is not the plan of treatment for arthritis. |
| exhaustion. However exercise helps in reducing | | | | It is an additional therapy given to alleviate the |
| this pain. It also leads to healthy weight loss. | | | | joint ache. Workout strengthens the joints and |
| Exercise is most advantageous when you do it on | | | | muscles. It augments endurance and flexibility. |
| a daily basis. It helps to improve the quality of life | | | | Apart from this it leads to better overall fitness |
| in arthritic patients by reducing the pain. | | | | and health and finally healthy weight loss. |
| The benefits of exercise for arthritis patients in | | | | Stick to group-exercises: |
| brief: | | | | Act together with other individuals with arthritis |
| Pursue a simple routine: | | | | while working out. This helps in understanding how |
| It is hard for arthritis patients to do demanding | | | | others are affected by it. Some of them can help |
| exercises. Therefore you should begin with simple | | | | you out with a suggestion to alleviate pain which |
| workouts that do not exert your muscles and | | | | toiled for them. Workouts only may get |
| joints. | | | | uninteresting for you. Sessions of group exercise |
| Arthritic patients cannot do all types of exercises. | | | | encourage you to do the workouts. |
| You can start with effortless range of motion | | | | Starting to exercise may seem a discouraging |
| workouts and low-impact aerobics. You can also | | | | proposal. Just remember to take it slow and |
| break up your exercise for ten minutes session | | | | make it amusing. You can start with flexibility and |
| daily. | | | | warming up exercises. This augments your joint |
| Recognize the benefits and exercise importance: | | | | motion and helps you to do everyday tasks. |
| Individuals with arthritis need to lose weight. This | | | | Then you can slowly move on to endurance and |
| is because added weight shall put more strain on | | | | weight training exercises. If you are in pain then |
| the joints and worsen the problem. Hence, healthy | | | | you can start with hydrotherapy programs. In |
| weight loss becomes compulsory. | | | | water due to resilience there is less strain on |
| Set realistic goals: | | | | joints. |
| There are certain exercises that are suggested | | | | Whatever exercises you decide upon consult your |
| for arthritis patients: | | | | doctor first. Be consistent and regular in your |
| 1. Strengthening workouts like lifting weight that | | | | workouts. Not only will it help to ease the pain, |
| augment muscle power | | | | but it will also direct to healthy weight loss. |
| 2. Mobilization workouts that maintains normal joint | | | | |