It’s a challenge many Baby Boomers and seniors face all the time. When exercise causes pain, you just don’t want to do it! This is the dilemma I’ve lived with increasingly for the past few weeks. With bone-on-bone arthritis in my left hip, I’d just about given up on activity. Walking (my go-to cardio) was […]
As many of you know, I’ve been “dealing” recently with a progressively painful case of osteoarthritis in my left hip. I understand now why Baby Boomers and seniors with this disease don’t want to exercise much–it hurts! But as a fitness professional, I also know the critical role exercise plays in continuing to strengthen joints
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It May Seem Counterintuitive… A natural reaction to arthritis is to curtail movement. Millions of Baby Boomers and seniors with the disorder are limited in their ability to do daily activities, such as standing, bending, walking, and climbing stairs. But the results of this inactivity can be catastrophic. Living a more sedentary lifestyle increases the
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Arthritis, A Disease for the Aged? When I think of arthritis, images from my childhood of grandparents with swollen knuckles and sore knees come to mind. Back then, the disorder was something that afflicted older adults, nothing for me to worry about…until I was a teenager. Then, an orthopedic surgeon shocked me with a warning
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It may seem counterintuitive, but exercising is one of the best ways to treat arthritis pain. Recent studies show that physical activity, along with weight loss, ease that pain and improve functioning of the affected joints. One of my 70+ year-old clients recently started working with me to get in shape for an upcoming trip
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