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Build Your Body to Ease Arthritis
Are your hinges (joints) so creaky in the morning that you feel like the Tin Woodman without his trusty oilcan? By age 40 or so, many of us begin showing a few signs of arthritis. Here’s how to ease the strain while strengthening your muscles—and make you feel like a new person!
- Hide the high heels. Wearing heels higher than 2 inches shifts your body weight onto your hips and the inner part of your knee joints, often making arthritis the result.
- Cut the calories. Gaining a single pound makes it feel like four times that much on your knees. If you lose as few as 11 pounds, you can reduce knee pain by 50 percent.
- Lay off the lattes. Drink more than four cups of coffee a day and you’re doubling your risk. The caffeine alters the mineral balance that’s needed to make cartilage and dries up the fluid that keeps your joints lubricated.
- Exercise your options. Regular exercise lubricates your joints and helps with weight loss. Walking or riding a stationary bike are both good, low-impact options.
- Stretch yourself. Stretching for 20 minutes a day will make you feel a whole lot better. Check with your doctor to make sure you’re doing the most appropriate exercises for your form of arthritis.
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