Relieve Arthritis Pain With These Exercises For many years, people with arthritis were warned to limit their activities to protect their joints. Now, studies show that exercise actually helps ease arthritis pain and stiffness. Here are some major benefits of exercising with arthritis, and suggestions for how to work out safely. The Benefits of Exercising: 1. Maximize your range of motion. People with arthritis often try to cope with the pain by holding their joints in bent positions that feel more comfortable. Unfortunately, this causes further loss of mobility Exercise helps to keep your joints as flexible as possible and prevent further damage. 2. Strengthen your muscles and bones. Strong muscles and bones provide more support and protection for fragile joints. Weight bearing exercises build up muscle and thicken your bones. 3. Lose excess weight. You burn a lot more calories when you're moving around, which of course helps with weight loss. A more active lifestyle will help you reach and maintain your ideal weight without resorting to dangerously low calorie diets. 4. Improve cardiovascular fitness. Endurance exercises that are gentle on your joints will make your heart work more efficiently without aggravating your arthritis. You'll feel more energetic and reduce your risk for many health conditions including heart disease and obesity. 5. Make daily activities easier. Stiff joints interfere with daily pleasures and tasks, from playing with your grandchildren to just buttoning a shirt. Exercise improves your ability to function and live independently. 6. Boost your mood. Living with chronic pain may cause depression. Physical activity elevates your mood and helps you sleep better. You can even make new friends by enrolling in group classes like tai chi or water aerobics Please like, subscribe and follow and share this with someone who is trying to live the FIT life! Download my App “GoJen 180FIT” for my live workout schedule, master classes nutrition courses one and one coaching, swag, and everything GoJen 180fit related! on Apple http://gojen180fit.com/App on google play http://gojen180fit.com/Gapp Find me on Facebook https://tinyurl.com/Gojenfit Find me on Instagram GoJen 180FIT Subscribe to my podcast 180FIT on all major platforms Subscribe to my YouTube Channel “GoJen 180FIT” YouTube.com/c/gojen180fit Reach out to me any time 180fit@gojenfitness.com Jen Pleitgen Redefining “FIT” as a lifestyle #dietrebel movement  Your Holistic Life Empowerment and transformational Coach It takes a 180 in life to move from a place of “stuck to authentic thriving” There is hope for you, my friend. Reach out today and let’s begin a journey that is stainable, doable, lasting, and realistic.