Ease arthritis pain, knee, hip and lower back pain and stiffness with our Move To Improve classes
If you have knee, hip or lower back pain our Move to Improve class can help you. It’s been designed to reduce pain and improve mobility for people with chronic joint pain or Osteoarthritis.
Exercise can help you improve your health and fitness without casing pain to your joints. Exercises in Move To Improve can help:
You might think that exercise would aggravate your joint pain and stiffness, however this is not the case. In fact, lack of exercise actually can make your joints even more painful and stiff. This is because keeping your muscles and surrounding tissue strong is crucial to maintaining support for your bones. Not exercising, weakens those supporting muscles, creating more stress on your joints.
These exercises relieve stiffness and increase your ability to move your joints through their full range of motion. These exercises might include movements such as raising your arms over your head or rolling your shoulders forward and backward.
These exercises help you build strong muscles that help support and protect your joints. Doing bodyweight exercise such as sit-to-stands and calf raises training is an example of a strengthening exercise that can help you maintain or increase your muscle strength.
Aerobic or endurance exercises help with your overall fitness. They can improve your cardiovascular health, help you control your weight and give you more stamina and energy. Examples of low-impact aerobic exercises that are easier on your joints include walking, cycling and step-ups.
Balancing exercises will work your core muscles, lower back, and legs. Improving balance increases coordination and strength, allowing you to move freely and steadily. Enhancing stability, mobility, and flexibility makes it easier to perform your daily tasks. Focusing on your balance may also help you to focus and clear your mind. Examples of balance exercises include standing on one leg, tightrope walk and side steps.
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