How to preserve your joints?

1. Exercise yourself every day

Practicing sports has always been great for your health since it makes your body stronger and more resilient. However, it is important to do it well by taking the time to warm up your joints and by adopting a moderate sport practice. Swimming or walking are two very interesting sports, if well done. Sports practiced on an elastic floor are also a good alternative. (Combat sports on tatami mats, running on grass, etc.)

2. Learn the moves and get the right equipment

Many people play sports the wrong way and with the wrong equipment! It is therefore important to study and adapt your morphology to your sport. Running, for example, seems to be a rather easy sport to do, but you would be surprised how many people put their heel first on the ground with every stride. This puts enormous stress on the hips and knees. It is therefore important to correct your movement and simply learn to walk correctly. In addition, it is almost mandatory to have good equipment such as a pair of sports shoes that is in your size and has a good sole: these will play the role of physical shock absorber.

3. Keep your figure

This may sound ironic, but it's true! An overweight person is 4 times more likely to suffer from joint problems since their joints are under more stress since they are subjected to more weight. This pressure has a fairly high impact on the lower part of the body (knee, ankle etc.) and can generate stretching or crushing at the cartilage level.

4. Monitor your diet

It's important to eat the right way by adopting different food sources. First of all, you can favor soft cooking because it reduces the formation of Maillard molecules that are bad for your cells. Secondly, you should avoid products containing fast sugars as these are acidic to the body and are therefore responsible for glycation, a reaction that reduces tissue resistance to mechanical stress.

Also, staying well hydrated is not to be neglected since the cartilages of your joints are composed of 75% water! Finally, there are food supplements with miracle properties that can help you pamper your joints by reducing the risk of pathology and injury.

To conclude

Despite their large number, it is important to keep all of one's joints as the years go by since some damage to them can be irreversible. To do this, there are a few daily gestures such as doing an hour of sport a day. It's all about discipline and routine!