How to Exercise Despite Arthritis Pain

By Irene S. Roth

Exercise can be the biggest challenge for arthritis sufferers. Pain, fatigue, discomfort, and disability can plague an arthritis sufferer's day. Exercise becomes not only a challenge but an impossibility because of an arthritis sufferers lack of energy and fatigue as well as pain and stiffness. In this e-book, readers will learn how they can exercise, despite arthritis pain. I believe that by breaking up their day into morning habits, afternoon habits, and evening habits, arthritis sufferers can take control of their life again, and exercise and feel a lot better about themselves and their disability. After all, exercise is the one thing that arthritis sufferers can do for themselves to improve mobility, mood, and even get a better night sleep.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Apr 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310430282

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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How to Exercise

Despite Arthritis Pain

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2015 Irene S. Roth

http://www.howtomanageyourarthritus.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Develop New Morning Habits

• Monitor Your Pain Levels

• Deal With Pain Proactively

• Reflect on Your Preferences

• Exercise early in the day

• Make time for exercise

• Meditate

• Resist negative self-talk

• Don’t do the same counterproductive things

• Gain as much self-knowledge as possible

Develop New Afternoon Habits

• Manage your Pain

• Lie Down and Rest

• Have a healthy snack

• Take a nature break

• Say NO Often

• Delegate

• Only do the most important things

• Practise yoga

Develop New Bedtime Habits

• Do another self-assessment

• Schedule your exercise regimen for the day

• Take the Time to Unwind

• Be calm

• Monitor Room Temperature

• Limit your water intake

• Take a warm bath

Conclusion

About the Author

Introduction

It can be hard to exercise consistently when you are in constant pain. Yet, if you don’t exercise, not only will your arthritis pain be worse, but you will experience many other negative secondary affects as well—most of which can avoided by developing new habits.

It isn’t easy to live with arthritis pain, and it is much harder to exercise with it. I know how hard it is first-hand. I’ve had arthritis for over fifteen years now. And I’ve experienced more and more disability as well as pain and fatigue in my life.

For the first few years after I was diagnosed, it was really easy to do no exercise at all. I felt sorry for myself. I was in pain all the time. I was becoming stiffer and increasingly sore. What’s worse, I was in a terrible mood almost all the time. And, I was putting on a LOT of weight! What I didn’t know then is that there is a cycle of pain that ensues if you don’t exercise. Exercising is central to feeling less depressed, having fewer tense muscles and sleeping better.

Here is a bit of my backstory. I am sure many of