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Strengthen your joints and reduce your risk of injury with these six expert-approved exercises
If you're experiencing joint pain, your first impulse might be to avoid exercise altogether. But performing joint strengthening exercises can actually help, rather than hinder, your recovery.
"When you exercise, you’re building strength in your muscles, ligaments and tendons around your joint, which helps build support," explains Abby O'Rourke, clinical fitness regional lead at healthcare charity Nuffield Health.
The charity has selected the following six exercises as the best for building joint strength. Each of the moves—demonstrated below—can be tweaked to be easier or harder. Most of them can be performed either equipment-free or with a simple resistance band.
For the final move, you might want a bosu ball or balance board, which can be picked up for roughly $15 from Amazon, but there's also a no-equipment alternative included.
How to do Nuffield Health's joint pain prevention workout
Squat
Seated row (I would fail at this, unable to grasp the band tightly enough with my left hand. Can't tie a loop either with only one functioning hand)
Leg extension
Shoulder press(Not possible at all for my left arm.)
Step up
Stability challenge
"I would suggest performing each move for between 30 seconds and one minute, then resting for 15-30 seconds," O'Rourke advises. She suggests repeating the routine two to three times every week and doing it alongside an aerobic activity like walking.
"And remember, as the UK chief medical officer's guidance says, 'some is good, more is better'."
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