Staying Active With Arthritis • Gradually build up endurance exercises to 20 to 30 minutes per day, at least three times a week. • After exercising, cool down for 5-10 minutes to let your heart slow down and allow your muscles to relax. • Educate yourself and become knowledgeable about your condition. Learn what helps and what hurts. • Motivate yourself to remain active by focusing on what you can do as opposed to what you cannot do. • Participate in life and fight off depression and isolation. • Medicate and follow a treatment plan that will relieve symptoms and allow the highest quality of life. • Communicate your need for patience, understanding, and support from those around you. • Meditate to give the body and mind needed relief from the stress of arthritis. • Eliminate stress whenever possible so it does not further compound the stress of the disease. • Concentrate on setting realistic goals, positive thinking, remaining active, and actions which make living with arthritis more bearable. Since 1988, the Arthritis Research Institute of America (ARIA) has been studying thousands of participants to learn more about osteoarthritis. The 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit research organization is based in Clearwater, FL., but its findings have been published worldwide. ARIA’s x-ray database is globally acknowledged as one of the most complete sources of information about the progression of osteoarthritis. For information, call (727) 461-4054.
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