This low-impact exercise steps up health, and for minimal cost.
It may sound counterintuitive, but people suffering from arthritis pain in their legs and feet may want to try walking it out.
Researchers studied more than 1,500 older adults participating in the Osteoarthritis Initiative, who were at risk of disability from the degenerative joint disease that worsens over time. Arthritis affects more than 54 million adults; some 14 million older Americans have symptomatic knee arthritis, in particular. While arthritis is less common in young adults , it can develop in your 20s and 30s.
So the Northwestern Medicine study subjects, who were considered disability-free at the beginning of the study wore accelerometers so that researchers could measure their activity.And after four years, those who did at least 56 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week had an 86% decreased risk of being mobility disabled, and a 45% decreased risk of a daily living disability, compared to those who got less exercise. That breaks out to just eight minutes a day.
It should be noted that the current government health guidelines recommend 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise for people with arthritis. But study author Dorothy Dunlop, the professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said her research suggests an hour of brisk walking a week could also have health benefits over time.
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