You do not need to leave your home or learn complicated exercise routines to reduce the pain in your joints. The movements that will ease your pain are very simple and can be learned very quickly. It is easy to devise an exercise routine that will keep your joints from hurting and keep them flexible enough for you to go about your everyday activities.



Three main types of arthritis exercises should be used: range-of-motion or flexibility, strengthening, and overall fitness moves. Each kind is important to your health and well being but, range of motion exercises will ease muscle stiffness and work to keep your joints flexible most. Motion ranges pertain to the typical amount that your joints can move in specific directions.

It might take a while for painful and stiff joints to relax and loosen up. But continue doing your exercises slowly and smoothly, and your range of motion will gradually increase. A few examples of good range-of-motion exercises to do are hip lifts, lower back rotations, back press and release, elbow bending, arm reaches, arm extensions, and finger curls.

Once you find a good routine for your exercises try to do them about twice a day. You should also try to do each exercise about 3 to 10 times. Make sure you do them slowly and control your moves. Don't jerk, have control and do them slowly. It is not a race it's a exercise routine.

One way that people can help remember to breathe when they do exercises for arthritis is to count the breaths out loud as they are taken. If anything more than moderate discomfort is felt, one should stop exercising immediately.

Many people believe that climbing stairs, getting dressed, cooking, and other similar household tasks will provide the same benefits as exercise. However, while it is important that people with arthritis continue their usual routines, there is no substitute for the types of movements found in exercises specifically designed to reduce the effects of joint pain.