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Studies show that regular activity may help older adults with arthritis live independently. How much is enough? Research published online December 28, 2016, by Arthritis care and research suggests that chances are you’ll need as little as 45 minutes per week.
Federal guidelines recommend 150 minutes of moderate activity per week to stop premature death and serious illness. However, this number is difficult to achieve for individuals with arthritis. In fact, just one in eight men with knee arthritis meet this criteria. In this study, researchers tracked years of fitness activity in 1,629 adults (44% of whom were men), ages 49 to 83, with osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, foot, or some combination. Specific exercises or activities weren’t recorded, only time spent per week.
The researchers found that participants who did 45 minutes per week of moderate activity, similar to brisk walking, were 80 percent more prone to improve their walking speed and talent to do light activity than those that didn’t. did less Although the brand new findings don’t contradict the advice of 150 minutes of activity per week, which also offers other advantages similar to heart health, lead researcher Dr. Dorothy Dunlop of Northwestern University says that individuals with joint pain should So 45 minutes per week is start. Point to this goal. “The more moderate the activity, the better, but these results suggest at least some work.”
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