| In the United States, one in three adults suffer from | | | | exercise you do, or how heavy your workout is, your |
| some form of chronic joint pain. Most of these joint | | | | body needs time to repair. Someone who does hours |
| pain problems can be reduced or avoided completely | | | | of intense exercising daily will have more problems |
| with just some basic changes in our everday lifestyles. | | | | with chronic joint pain than someone who allows their |
| This article is designed to give you tips and advice that | | | | body to recuperate. Your muscles, tendons and |
| can help. | | | | ligaments all need time to rest and repair after a hard |
| 1. Lose weight - Carrying around extra body weight | | | | workout. That's what causes them to strengthen over |
| creates severe strains on your joints, particularly the | | | | time. |
| knee joints. You can drastically reduce the amount of | | | | 6. Change Positions - Even if you don't workout, your |
| pain you feel in those joints by simply losing weight. In | | | | job or daily routines could be the cause of chronic joint |
| fact, losing as little as ten pounds of body weight can | | | | pain. Sitting or standing all day are examples of |
| help improve the joint pain problems almost | | | | routines that can cause joint pain. Try to vary your |
| immediately. | | | | routine a bit, to give both your body and your joints |
| 2. Stretch first - If you exercise a lot, and particularly if | | | | variety and rest periods. |
| you work hard to build muscle, you need to be sure | | | | 7. Get Better Shoes - Women who wear high heeled |
| you stretch first. Many bodybuilding and weight lifting | | | | shoes have 7-10 times greater chances of developing |
| related joint pain problems are caused by tendonitis, | | | | joint pain and problems. If you're in love with super high |
| which is an inflamation or irritation of the tendons. This | | | | heeled shoes, at least try to vary the height regularly. |
| type of joint pain can be reduced or eliminated by | | | | Wear one inch heels for a day, then two inch heels |
| stretching, because you'll warm up your tendons | | | | another day and so on. It's best if you simply stick to |
| before working them too hard, and they'll be more | | | | heels lower than three inches though. |
| flexible and able to handle the added weight or | | | | Likewise, if you wear tennis other other types of |
| exercise loads you're putting on them. | | | | shoes, you need to make sure they fit properly. Your |
| 3. Warm Up - This tip also applies to anyone who | | | | toes should not be cramped, and there should be the |
| exercises or lifts weights regularly. Your body needs | | | | proper amount of arch support. Your shoes should |
| to be warmed up properly in order to work properly | | | | also have some sort of cushion, particularly under the |
| and avoid excess injuries. Warming up allows your | | | | ball and heel areas of your feet. |
| tendons to flex and become more supple, allows the | | | | 8. Get Your Supplements - Making sure you're getting |
| muscles to loosen up and work better, and gets the | | | | enough of the required vitamins, minerals and |
| blood flowing through your body. | | | | supplements is one of the best ways to help reduce, |
| 4. Change Exercises - Whether you're an advid or | | | | eliminate, and even prevent chronic joint pain. Calcium |
| occasional exerciser, you might want to consider | | | | is important to keep your bones strong, and strong |
| changing the type of exercise you do. Impact style | | | | bones keep your joints healthy. You also need plenty |
| exercising such as step aerobics or kick boxing is | | | | of vitamin C and anti-oxidents. Fish oil and flax oil |
| much harder on your joints, and can cause a lot more | | | | provide omega-3 fatty acids, which work wonders for |
| pain and problems. Change to exercises such as yoga | | | | keeping your joints in optimum health, and glucosamine |
| and water based workouts to take the load off your | | | | helps improve joint flexibility, as well as helping to rebuild |
| joints and help prevent more pain problems. | | | | joint cartilage. |
| 5. Don't over exercise - Regardless of the type of | | | | |