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5 great exercise CURES

FOR ARTHRITIS

try swimming

WHY? Swimming helps arthritis by strengthening muscles, easing stiffness and improving joint movement. Launching into lengths with no plan? Personal trainer and swimming coach Georgie Bloy suggests this:

✣ 20% warm up. Swim lengths at an easy pace and focus on your breathing.

✣ 20% build set. Increase heart rate and prep your body for the main set. Try 1-2 length intervals of front crawl with 15-second rests.

✣ 40% main set. Set one of these three

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