8 Ways to keep your Joints Healthy

Having healthy bones & joints is the best solution to keep Arthritis condition away. Here are 8 recommended guidelines to keep your bones and joints healthy –

1. Maintain a Healthy Weight

Maintaining your weight within a healthy range is one of the best things you can do for your bones and joints. Weight-bearing joints like your knees, hip, and back, have to support your body weight so the more you weigh, the more work they have to do.

2. Exercise

Engaging in strength training and weight-bearing exercises can help keep your bones and joints healthy. Strength training exercises are not only beneficial for increasing muscle mass but also help in protecting against bone loss. High impact activities like dancing, skipping, jogging or running are great, but if you have frail bones or a history of falls, low-impact exercise like walking, swimming, cycling is also beneficial.

Practicing Yoga daily as a routine is an ideal way to keep your joints healthy. Yoga poses not only help bring more fluidity and flexibility to the joints but also strengthen the muscles around the joints to give more overall stability. Ardha Matsyendrasana, Trikonasana, Vrikshasana, Veerabhadrasana, Setu Bandhasana are few effective yoga poses that are recommended for Arthritis.

3. Perfect your Posture

Slouching is not good for your joints. Standing and sitting straight would help to protect your joints from your neck to your knees. When doing activities like lifting and carrying, following the right posture is important for both your joints and bones.

4. Eat Right

In order to have a good bone and joint health, an adequate supply of the right nutrients is mandatory. Foods rich in amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties rich foods like dairy products, eggs, nuts and seeds, broccoli, berries, ginger etc. are recommended for bone and joint health.

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